Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Woman Arrested Over Alleged Fake Digital Payments for Gold Jewellery
Police arrested Madhurima Das after a jewellery shopkeeper in Chouhati became suspicious.
Investigators say she showed shopkeepers messages that looked like proof of digital payment.
The shopkeepers allegedly handed over gold jewellery after seeing those messages.
Later, they found that no money had reached their bank accounts.
One shop owner reported the alleged fraud and gave police CCTV footage.
Police said the jewellery was recovered after Das was detained.
Investigators are looking into whether similar incidents happened elsewhere and whether anyone else was involved.
A traders’ representative advised shops to check that money has arrived before giving jewellery to customers.
Madhurima Das was arrested after allegedly trying to obtain jewellery with a fake digital payment confirmation at a shop in Chouhati.
Investigators say she showed shopkeepers messages that appeared to confirm payment, but no money was credited to their accounts.
A jewellery shop owner in Kalibazar filed a complaint and provided police with CCTV footage.
Police said the jewellery was recovered after a shopkeeper in Chouhati became suspicious and alerted officers.
Investigators are checking for possible similar incidents and whether Das acted alone; traders were advised to verify funds before handing over jewellery.
- Who
- Madhurima Das was arrested; police are investigating allegations that she deceived jewellery shopkeepers.
- What
- She allegedly used false-looking digital payment confirmations to obtain gold jewellery without money being credited.
- When
- She was arrested on Saturday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- The reported incidents include Kalibazar in the Narendrapur police station area and a shop in Chouhati, south of the city.
- Why
- Police allege the payment messages were used to make shopkeepers believe transactions had succeeded and hand over jewellery.
- Arrested person
- Madhurima Das, a resident of the Lake police station area in south Calcutta
- Arrest
- Saturday; the article does not state the date
- Reported method
- Showing shopkeepers a mobile message that appeared to confirm a successful digital payment
- Complainant
- Tarak Karmakar, owner of a jewellery shop at Kalibazar
- Evidence mentioned
- CCTV footage from Karmakar’s shop
- Recovery
- Police said the jewellery was recovered
- Other areas under investigation
- Baduria, Khardah and Rajarhat, among other areas