A 36-year-old person has been booked for fraud of Rs 7,99,000 in a jewellery shop located at Telephone Exchange Square. The jewellery
shop is owned by Pramod Agrawal (52), a resident of Sudan Gali, Itwari.
According to the cops, the accused Mahesh Gandi (36), a resident of Chandrapur, was working in the jewellery shop. Following a reference from relatives the accused had been employed at the shop in February. It was learnt that Pramod used to be out of town for business most of the time. At such times, the shop's management was looked after by the accused.
Over a period of five months, Mahesh kept with himself jewellery worth Rs 3,99,000. However, Pramod detected the fraud and threatened Mahesh to return the jewellery or he would be handed over to the police. Mahesh promised to return his money and Pramod allowed him to continue on the job. Mahesh also handed over a cheque for the amount to Pramod, however the cheque bounced. Later, it came to light that Mahesh had also stolen valuables worth Rs 4,00,000 before fleeing, leaving Pramod with a loss of Rs 7,99,000.
Lakadganj police have registered a case against the accused and are further investigating the matter.