A Sub Inspector posted with the CRPF was duped to the tune of `80,000 at Depot square under Kamla Nagar police station area on September 28 being sold a fake gold chain worth `80,000.
According to the police, the victim Kedar Singh was duped by three persons including a woman by providing a fake gold chain for `80000.
He lodged a complaint with the Kamla Nagar police claiming that the he met a middle-aged man who was beating a boy for losing money meant for tickets for their return and when the victim intervened the man asked him to provide money for tickets and he gave the man `100. later the man contacted the Inspector over phone and asked him to help in selling a gold chain of his wife.
Hence it was decided that the victim would purchase the gold chain on October 2 and as per schedule the victim met the accused and purchased the gold chain for `80000. After a few days when the victim took the gold chain for verifying the authenticity he was shocked to find the gold chain was fake.
He tried to contact the accused but failed. later he lodged a complaint with the Kamla Nagar police.The victim was not aware of the whereabouts of the three accused and had met them for the first time on September 28. The police have registered a case under section 420 of the IPC and have started further investigation into the matter.