Suspended cop, wife extort Rs 18 lakh from Akola youth
| Date :16-Jul-2024 |
The duo had promised gold at lesser value
Staff Reporter :
A suspended policeman, assisted by his wife, extorted Rs 18 lakh from a youth by promising to sell gold at a lower price. The Police have booked Pallavi Jawalikar and her husband Kamlesh Jawalikar, both residents of Police Quarters in Gittikhadan, on fraud charges. Earlier, Kamlesh was working with Wadi Police Station and was suspended for duping a bullion trader.
The complaint was lodged by Shubham Jagdish Nebhnani from Balaji Nagar, Patwari Colony, Murtijapur, District - Akola.
According to Police, Shubham rents excavators, and his friend Himanshu Gupta lives in Nagpur. In May, Himanshu contacted Shubham, saying that his friend Pallavi Jawalikar deals in buying and selling gold. As Shubham was getting married on December 15, 2024, he agreed to buy gold. On May 5, Pallavi contacted Shubham via WhatsApp and invited him to Nagpur to meet her if he wanted to purchase gold. On May 7, Shubham met Pallavi at a hotel in Sadar. She enticed Shubham by offering him gold at Rs 10,000 lower than the market price.
Shubham gave her Rs 60,000. An hour later, Pallavi gained his trust by presenting a five gram gold biscuit. She assured Shubham that if he purchased more gold, she could provide it at a rate of Rs 50,000 per 10 grams. A few days later, Shubham returned to Nagpur and paid Pallavi Rs 18 lakhs.
Pallavi left the hotel in Sadar in a car (MH-01/AH-4205) after promising to return within an hour with the gold. However, she did not return as promised, the police said.
Shubham tried contacting her on her mobile phone. She assured him that she would bring the gold the next day. The following day, Pallavi met Shubham at Rahate Colony square and handed over 257 grams of gold. Shubham took the gold to his town and discovered upon inspection that it was fake. When Shubham confronted Pallavi about this, she claimed that the goldsmith from whom she had purchased the gold had been arrested by the police and asked him to wait a few days.
After a few days, Shubham returned to Nagpur and met Pallavi again. She took him to an unidentified location on Friday and claimed that she was going to meet a goldsmith. She left Shubham in the car and did not return. Shortly afterward, Pallavi’s husband Kamlesh arrived at the scene with an accomplice. They dropped off Shubham and drove away with the car. Shubham lodged a complaint with the police. Police have registered a case and initiated an investigation in the matter.