Goldsmith arrested for cheating jeweller of 8.3 kg of bullion

The Jayanagar police on Monday arrested a 40-year-old goldsmith who allegedly cheated a city based jeweller of 8.3 kg of bullion which he had received to design and make gold valuables in April this year.

Based on a complaint, the police tracked down the accused, identified as Manish Kumar Soni, in Goa where he was holidaying with his wife. The police recovered 3.1 kg of valuables from his house in Hanumanthnagar and ₹8.5 lakh in cash from his friend’s house. The accused was about to flee from Goa when the police nabbed him.

The accused was working for the jewellery shop for the last four years and had incurred some loan. He decide to escape with the bullion, said the police.

The accused has allegedly confessed that he had sold the remaining gold to different people and efforts are on to recover it.