Bhubaneswar, Sept. 17 -- https://images.odishatv.in/uploadimage/library/16_9/16_9_0/recent_photo_1758126674.webp
A massive scam involving fake gold bricks has come to light in Odisha's Balasore district, where unsuspecting individuals are being lured by a rumour that gold is being found and sold at half the price from the so-called Swarnachuda Hill in the district.
The racket has duped people of lakhs of rupees, with conmen targeting victims from far and wide through local middlemen.
Acting on false promises, targeted persons are told that gold is being extracted directly from the hills and handed over instantly. Believing this, people travel long distances hoping to buy gold at 'throwaway prices'. But instead of getting gold, they fall ...