Chhattisgarh Police on Thursday arrested a 45-year-old man for cheating a bullion trader in Durg district by selling him a fake gold chain weighing 800 grams which they claimed was genuine and valued at Rs 10 lakh.
One more person involved in the crime is at large.
Durg Superintendent of Police Prahsnat Thakur told The Pioneer over telephone that Sewaram Solanki (45) alias Binwa of Bhilai has been taken into custody.
On Wednesday, bullion trader Bhojram Sahu lodged a complaint with Utai police station regarding the cheating, the officer said.
Acting on a tip, police nabbed the accused from his house in Vasundhra Nagar locality in Bhilai.
During interrogation, the accused confessed his crime. He revealed he was involved in several other such cheatings in Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
Police recovered Rs 10 lakh in cash and fake gold jewellery from him.