AHMEDABAD: A chartered accountant from Chennai on Saturday filed a criticism with Sola police alleging that three males from Ahmedabad duped him of Rs 43 lakh within the garb of promoting him gold at discounted charges.
Kirankumar Kondavalasa, 38, resident of Kubernagar society in Velachery of South Chennai, stated that his spouse Bharthi had on November 7, 2021 watched a video on YouTube the place a person named Siddharth Mehta promised of promoting gold at discounted charges and he had put his cellphone quantity ultimately of the video, talked about the FIR. He stated that Bharthi referred to as up Siddharth Mehta who advised her that he alongside along with his boss Rajesh Mehta sells gold bars at cheaper charges they usually may present her the gold with 10% to fifteen% low cost. Later, Bharthi referred to as up Rajesh who advised her that they instantly get the gold from refineries and promote it at discounted charges. He additionally advised her that they'd give the gold if she would come to Ahmedabad metropolis after checking the gold bars in some genuine laboratory.
Satisfied with this, Kirankumar and Bharthi got here to Ahmedabad on February 27, stayed in a resort on Bopal-Ambli highway after which contacted Rajesh to purchase the gold bars. Rajesh referred to as them at Ognaj Circle on SP Ring Street the place he gave them a gold bar weighing 100 grams for which he demanded Rs 4.70 lakh.
Rajesh’s aide went with the Chennai couple to a laboratory on CG Street the place the gold was checked, they usually discovered it real 24 carat gold. Kirankumar and Bharthi went again to Chennai they usually bought the gold bar in Rs 4.90 lakh to somebody. Satisfied with the gold deal, they then determined to purchase round 1kg gold for which they contacted Rajesh once more and despatched Rs 42 lakh first by an angadia agency. Kirankumar and Bharthi reached Ahmedabad on March 12 morning and met Rajesh at Ognaj circle once more.
This time, Rajesh advised them that they must pay Rs 43.37 lakh for 1kg gold which had the market fee at Rs 54.22 lakh then. To test the gold, Rajesh despatched a person named Aslam and advised the couple to observe him. Although Kirankumar and Bharthi tried to observe him, he disappeared someplace with the gold bars. After some time, Rajesh and Siddharth additionally stopped receiving Kirankumar’s telephone. Kirankumar lastly approached the police and filed a criticism of dishonest, breach of belief and prison conspiracy in opposition to Rajesh, Siddharth and Aslam.