Gang of fake gold sellers busted in Nagaon

Nagaon: After several operation drives against fake currency notes in Nagaon District, Police on a specific input busted a gang of fake gold sellers from Katimari Grant area on Tuesday evening.

As stated by the Superintendent of Police, Nagaon, Sankarbrata Rai Medhi informed that based on a written complaint lodged by a victim from Chennai (identity has been hidden) police arrested the gang of fake gold sellers from Katimari Grant area and seized a gold making equipment and other objectionable items from their possession.

The four arrested miscreants were identified as Sohidul Islam, Khairul Islam, Ashadul Haque and Jahirul Islam.

"The victim bought gold worth Rs 10 lakh from the miscreants. Later, upon suspicion, he cross verified the gold items and found it fake and accordingly informed the matter to the Nagaon Police Station on August 26, 2019," said Superintendent of Police, Nagaon, Sankarbratarai Medhi.

A case has been registered at Nagaon Police Station (Case No 2460/19) under section 420 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

It may be mentioned that the case was cracked within the next 24 hours.

Meanwhile, police also urged the common people in the region to aware themselves of such kind incidents so that they don't fall in the trap of such notorious miscreants.

What Are Fake Gold Chains Made Of?

Fake gold chains are not made of solid gold and are often simply gold plated. This means that the chain is made of another metal (or an alloy of non-gold metals) and is covered with just a thin layer of gold to make the jewelry look like a real gold piece.

Gold-filled chains can also be passed off as pieces made of solid gold.

Similar to gold-plated items, these chains are also made of non-gold metals, but instead of plated with gold, they are wrapped in a thin sheet of it, which is attached to the core metal under high temperature.

When it comes to fake gold chains, also keep in mind that in the U.S., jewelry that is less than 10 karats pure cannot be sold as gold.

How to Tell If a "Gold" Chain Is Actually Fake

Gold Markings/Hallmarks

Gold stamps or hallmarks identify the karat of the jewelry they are stamped on.

You can think of karat as a measure of purity, i.e. how much of the piece is made up of gold and how much of other metals.

Look at the chain and see if you can find any markings stamped on it.

If you find numbers followed by the letters K, KT, or KP, this is an indication of the karat of the piece, and it is likely that it is made of solid gold.

For example, a stamp that reads "14K" (also "14KT" or "14KP") means that the chain is 14 karats.

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