The arrested men have been identified as S K Zulfikar Hussain, 43, and S Rubalraj, 25, of Uttar Dinajpur in West Bengal. COIMBATORE: The Variety Hall police in the city on Tuesday arrested two men on charges of cheating gold traders with fake gold bullion.
The team arrested the suspects and seized 265 grams of genuine gold jewellery along with the materials used to manufacture the fake gold from them. They had received genuine 916 gold bullion from two traders in the city, saying that they would sell it in their state and give money. The duo used copper and chemical mixtures to polish fake metals so that they shone like real gold.
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