Fake ornaments: Two held in Warangal

HANUMAKONDA: Intezargunj police arrested two persons for selling a fake gold ornament on Tuesday. Besides the fake chain (gundla mala), police seized ₹10.45 lakh in cash and from their possession.
Speaking to the media, police commissioner Tarun Joshi said the duo from Karnataka — P Mohan Lal and Solanki Dharma — were habituated to a luxurious life and addicted to alcohol.
Mohan Lal, who was a trader, lost his earnings after the Covid-19 pandemic struck. He join hands with Dharma to sell fake gold ornaments. In October, the two came to the city from Bengaluru.
They recently approached a pesticide dealer at the Enumamula market area and introduced themselves as road contact workers. The next day, they contacted the shopkeeper again and showed him the gundla mala stating that they found it during road repair works. They then asked him to arrange money for them while keeping the ornament with him as security. They said the money was for their sister’s wedding.
To fool the dealer, they first gave him one gold ball from the chain to ascertain if it was real. The shop owner, after confirming that the ball was indeed real gold, handed over ₹12 lakh to the duo. However, once the ornament was with him, on checking he found out it was fake. The pesticide dealer then approached Intezargunj police. On Tuesday, the duo came to Warangal railway station. On seeing them, police took them into custody.