Police detains man under PSA for selling counterfeit gold
Srinagar: Police on Saturday detained a habitual offender in south Kashmir’s Anantnag who was involved in the sale of counterfeit gold. The arrested person was booked under PSA, a police spokesman said.
He said that the accused identified as Showkat Ahmad Zargar son of Noor Mohammad Zargar resident of New Colony, Bijbehara A/P Shamsipora, has been booked under the provisions of the PSA for his repeated involvement in selling counterfeit gold and has been shifted to Kot Bhalwal Jail, Jammu, for lodgement.
Pertinently, police had been receiving multiple complaints against the accused over the past years regarding fraudulent sale of fake gold items, and accordingly several FIRs (FIR No. 06/2023, FIR No. 223/2024 and FIR Nos. 149 & 150 of 2025) were registered against him.
During the investigation, the counterfeit gold items produced by complainants were seized and sent to the Hallmarking Centre, Srinagar, for purity verification. Reports confirmed that all seized items were fake. Furthermore, the investigation also revealed that the accused is a habitual cheater who has been deceiving innocent people through fraudulent means, thereby posing a serious threat to public trust and safety in the UT of J&K, the spokesman added.
