Jaipur: A gang allegedly cheated a Jaipur jeweller of 100g of gold coins worth about Rs 15 lakh by using cash bundles containing blank paper between genuine Rs 500 notes.Showroom manager lodged an FIR at Sanjay Circle police station on Nov 7.According to the complaint, a caller ordered 20 gold coins, each weighing 5g, from the MI Road showroom around 1.26pm on Nov 6. After being told the coins were unavailable, he called again around 2.05pm to confirm the order and said an acquaintance in Jaipur would arrange payment.A showroom employee sent him a token number and a provisional bill for Rs 15.10 lakh on WhatsApp. The caller shared the number of Akash Jain, who was to collect the coins. Jain said another man, Manish, would meet the employee and sent the location of a hotel in Chandpole Bazaar.Two employees took the coins to the hotel, where Manish arrived around 7.30pm and gave them three bundles of Rs 500 notes, each apparently worth Rs 5 lakh. Bank currency chest-branch seals and packaging made the bundles appear genuine.When the employees offered to count the money, Manish said the bank-sealed bundles did not require checking. They accepted them without examination because the location was crowded. Manish also arranged an online transfer of the remaining Rs 10,000 through another person.At the showroom, the employees found genuine notes only at the top and bottom of each bundle, with blank paper packed between them.
