Bhubaneswar, Sept. 24 -- Altogether eight jewellers in Odisha have been caught selling ornaments made of low quality gold to people.

This was revealed by Food Supplies and Consumer Welfare (FS&CW) Minister Krushna Chandra Patra in the Assembly today. The minister made this revelation while replying to a query of BJD MLA Prasanta Behera in the House.

In last three years, altogether eight jewellers in Odisha have been caught selling ornaments made of low quality gold, said the minister.

The jewellers belong to Sambalpur, Jagatsinghpur, Puri, Bargarh, Jharsuguda, Ganjam and Khurda districts of Odisha, he added.

Taking the issue seriously, the state government has cancelled the registrations of four jewellers and serve notices on three ot...