Coimbatore: A city-based goldsmith has allegedly gone missing with more than 25kg of gold bars. While police confirmed that the goldsmith was absconding, but they are yet receive any complaints from victims.
Police sources said the owner of a gold smithery at Ashok Nagar in Selvapuram received more than 25kg of gold ingots from around 15 jewellers to make ornaments.
When he failed to return the ornaments in the promised date, a few jewellers tried to contact him through phone, but in vain. Then they found that the goldsmith had run away with gold bars.
Following this, they circulated the information among other jewellers through WhatsApp. The Selvapuram police also received the message.
Police sources said they were expecting complaints from victims. They estimated the worth of gold bars to be more than Rs 10 crore.
If the jewellers approach police, the case would be taken up by the city crime branch.