Kasba Businessman Loses 11 Lakhs to Gold Idol Scam, Farooq Baidya Arrested

• A Kasba hotel businessman lost 11 lakh 20 thousand rupees in a gold idol fraud.
• Farooq Baidya was arrested for luring the businessman with claims of recovering gold idols from 'under the ground' via social media.
• The businessman initially tested an idol, which showed gold, leading him to pay in installments.
• Later, a re-test revealed the idols given were not real gold, prompting a police complaint.
• Police recovered two idols, a puja bell, and 2 lakh 63 thousand rupees from the accused, suspecting a larger fraud ring.