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- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force apprehended two members of a gang that deceived shopkeepers by offering fake gold coins as genuine items found during excavation.
- Perpetrators targeted victims by claiming they were laborers selling valuable gold at half price to avoid suspicion.
- Gang members used dummy mobile phones and pre-activated SIM cards to coordinate meetings and execute the fraud.
- Police recovered 33 fake gold coins and mobile devices from the suspects.
- This operation is estimated to have resulted in millions of rupees of fraudulent losses for victims across the region.
What to watch next
- Continued investigation into the gang's remaining members.
- Potential recovery of funds from past fraud cases mentioned in Mirzapur.
- Legal proceedings under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita section 318(4).
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