Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Mumbai Police Arrest Two in Dubai Gold Fraud and Extortion Case
Mumbai police have arrested two former workers from a jewellery shop in Dubai.
The shop’s manager says they threatened him and demanded ₹50 lakh.
He also alleges that they took real gold jewellery weighing 470 grams and replaced it with imitation pieces.
The gold was valued at about ₹55 lakh.
Other workers reportedly noticed something was wrong when they checked the shop’s stock in June.
Police say the accused were arrested in Gujarat and West Bengal.
A Mumbai court allowed police to question them for one day.
Investigators are checking what happened to the gold and where the money went.
The allegations have not been proven in court.
Mumbai Crime Branch arrested former jewellery-shop employees Ajay Bharatbhai Pathar and Subrato Dhaniram Barman.
Police say the two allegedly demanded ₹50 lakh from a company manager and threatened to kill him.
The complaint alleges 470 grams of genuine gold jewellery, worth about ₹55 lakh, was replaced with imitation ornaments.
The alleged gold substitution was discovered in June, after other staff members noticed stock discrepancies.
An Esplanade Court remanded both accused to one day of police custody as investigators examine the alleged theft, money transfers and threats.
- Who
- Former shop employees Ajay Bharatbhai Pathar and Subrato Dhaniram Barman are accused; the complainant is Devendra Vinodray Dhanak, a jewellery-company executive manager.
- What
- The two men were arrested over allegations of gold substitution, extortion and death threats.
- When
- The threatening call was allegedly made on September 28; the year is not specified. The alleged gold substitution was discovered in June.
- Where
- The arrests were made in Amreli, Gujarat, and Darjeeling, West Bengal. The alleged call was received in Worli, Mumbai; the jewellery shop is in Dubai’s Deira Gold Souk.
- Why
- Police are investigating allegations that the accused took gold jewellery worth about ₹55 lakh and later demanded ₹50 lakh while threatening the complainant.
- Arrested
- Ajay Bharatbhai Pathar and Subrato Dhaniram Barman, both former employees of Kanz Aldera Jewellery
- Alleged extortion demand
- ₹50 lakh
- Alleged gold loss
- 470 grams of genuine jewellery, valued at approximately ₹55 lakh
- Arrest locations
- Amreli, Gujarat, and Darjeeling, West Bengal
- Court action
- Esplanade Court remanded both accused to one day of police custody
- Alleged discovery
- Other staff reportedly noticed stock discrepancies in June
- Investigation
- Mumbai Crime Branch’s Crime Intelligence Unit is probing the alleged gold substitution, financial transfers and threats