The crime branch Bhopal police have booked two miscreants for cheating in the name of fake gold and silver biscuits and coins. One fake gold biscuit weighing 275 gm and 233 coins weighing 259 gm and one motorbike from their possession on Friday.
According to police the accused were nabbed from Rachna Nagar with motorbike bearing registration number MP04VA1993. The two were identified as Habib Khan (32) and Raees Khan (30). Police have recovered fake gold coins and biscuits, Rs 5000 cash and a motorbike.
Victims were duped by providing fake gold coins and biscuits. The accused used to target innocent people and shopkeepers, by telling them that they have got the gold of ancient times and would little quantity which was pure and after the victim get its checked and assured he would buy more from the accused on which the accused would give them fake gold.
The accused revealed that they have cheated people in Raisen and Shujalpur also.
Meanwhile, hanumanganj police have booked two miscreants who attempted robbery of cash from an employee of wholesale shopkeeper at Galla bazaar in the evening on Saturday.
The victim Suresh Sahu works with Mahesh Panchwani who runs a wholeshop of grains. Sahu used to collect money from the traders on daily basis and was o his way to shop at around 8 when the two accused stopped him and attacked him with sharp edged weapon and escaped with his bag. The victim chased them and alerted the locals and nabbed them but again the two attacked him injuring him and threatened the locals and escaped the spot.