Archive · 14 Dec 2025
Mumbai Man Duped of Rs 25 Lakh by Fake Jewellery Gang
A man named Dinesh Mehta from Mumbai was tricked by a group of people who said they found gold jewellery while digging near a temple.
They showed him some beads that looked like gold, and he believed them.
He gave them Rs 25 lakh to buy the jewellery.
But when he checked with a jeweller, he found out the jewellery was fake.
He then went to the police.
The police found and arrested five people from the group.
They also found Rs 15.45 lakh in cash at the home of the main person in the group.
The police are still looking for one more person involved in the trick.
A gang of fraudsters from Jalore district in Rajasthan allegedly cheated a Mumbai man, Dinesh Mehta, of Rs 25 lakh by selling him counterfeit jewellery.
The accused claimed to have found gold ornaments weighing about 900 gm during an excavation behind a temple in Nashik.
Mehta was befriended by the main accused, Babulal Bhalaram Waghela, who conversed with him in the Rajasthani language.
The police arrested five members of the gang and recovered Rs 15.45 lakh in cash from Waghela's residence.
The victim approached the police after discovering the jewellery was fake, leading to the arrest of the accused.
- Who
- Dinesh Mehta (51), a Mumbai resident, was duped by a gang of fraudsters from Jalore district in Rajasthan.
- What
- The gang allegedly cheated Mehta of Rs 25 lakh by selling him counterfeit jewellery, claiming it was gold found during an excavation.
- When
- The incident was reported on December 14.
- Where
- The victim is from Mumbai’s Malad area, and the accused are from Jalore district in Rajasthan. The excavation was claimed to be behind a temple in Nashik.
- Why
- The gang targeted Mehta by befriending him in the Rajasthani language and showing him fake gold ornaments, which he believed to be genuine.
- Victim
- Dinesh Mehta (51), resident of Mumbai’s Malad area
- Accused
- Babulal Bhalaram Waghela (55), Kokubai Babulal Waghela (50), Mangalaram Manaram Waghari (34), Kesaram Bhagataram Waghari, Bhavarlal Babulal Waghari
- Amount Duped
- Rs 25 lakh
- Amount Recovered
- Rs 15.45 lakh
- Location of Accused
- Jalore district in Rajasthan
- Location of Incident
- Mumbai, Maharashtra
- Location of Excavation Claim
- Behind a temple in Nashik