📷 Image: Wikimedia Commons / Abdul Qadir Al Rassam
Crime
Jaipur CID Crime Branch Arrests Man Trying to Sell Fake Ancient Gold Statue
✍️ Amar Ujala · Rajasthan
🗓 10 Sep 2026, 08:36 AM
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Jaipur’s CID-CB arrested Abdul Qadir after he attempted to sell an ashtadhatu statue for ₹3.10 lakh, falsely claiming it was an ancient gold idol. The suspect, who posed as a buyer, was actually a police informer.
Jaipur’s CID-CB team arrested Abdul Qadir on suspicion of attempting to sell a statue made of ashtadhatu (an alloy of eight metals) for ₹3.10 lakh. He presented the item as an ancient gold idol to attract a buyer.
According to police, Qadir approached the officers pretending to be a prospective purchaser, but his real intention was to offload the artefact. During the interaction, the CID-CB identified him as a police informer who had been working with the force.
The statue was seized and the case has been registered for further investigation. Authorities are verifying the authenticity of the artefact and the exact role of the informer in the operation.
According to police, Qadir approached the officers pretending to be a prospective purchaser, but his real intention was to offload the artefact. During the interaction, the CID-CB identified him as a police informer who had been working with the force.
The statue was seized and the case has been registered for further investigation. Authorities are verifying the authenticity of the artefact and the exact role of the informer in the operation.