Faridabad Man Sells Gold as Scrap, Dealer Returns Rs 15 Lakh Jewellery After 4 Months

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News18•20-02-2026, 06:38
Faridabad Man Sells Gold as Scrap, Dealer Returns Rs 15 Lakh Jewellery After 4 Months
- •A Faridabad man, Ashok Sharma, mistakenly sold 100 grams of gold jewellery worth Rs 15 lakh as scrap during Diwali cleaning.
- •The gold was initially packed in a box and placed in a sack for safekeeping before the family left for Kumbh Mela.
- •Scrap dealer Haji Akhtar Khan discovered the gold nearly four months later while sorting through accumulated scrap.
- •Khan, demonstrating integrity, immediately approached the police and handed over the valuable jewellery.
- •The gold was formally returned to Ashok Sharma at the office of ACP Ballabhgarh, with police praising Khan's honesty.
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