North Lakhimpur, Sept. 15 -- In what appears to be a continuation of the fake gold trade in Assam's Lakhimpur's Bangalmara area, fraudsters duped a man from Bihar of Rs 2,00,000 in exchange for a fake gold artefact.

The incident occurred at Phukan Dalani village in Nowboicha, under Laluk Police Station in Lakhimpur district.

According to Lal Mohan Ram, the victim from Aurangabad district of Bihar, a fake gold trader had contacted him repeatedly for over a month, trying to convince him to buy a boat-shaped object claimed to be made of gold.

The seller asked Ram to pay Rs 2,00,000 for the artefact and proposed selling it together in Bihar for Rs 6,00,000. Tempted by the offer, Ram travelled to Harmutty by train from Bihar.

Upon arrival,...