In the big cities of Rajasthan, copper-brass jewelery is being told about 22 carat pure gold by putting fake hallmarks. These work is being done by many centers to install fake hallmarks. The Dainik Bhaskar team investigated about 2 months and revealed the entire case.
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Bhaskar Reporter reached two hallmark centers in Jodhpur-Jaipur with fake jewelery as owner of the jewelery showroom. These fake jewels were bought for 37 thousand rupees. Earlier, the operators refused to put fake hall mark due to lack of acquaintance at both the centers. When the reporter later enlisted the help of the jeweler, both the centers agreed to fake. Later, a hall mark of 22 carat purity was also installed on fake jewelery. In Jodhpur, a certificate was also given as a guarantee. As soon as the hallmark on fake jewelry, these jewelry of 37 thousand became 1.53 lakhs.
Read in Bhaskar’s Exclusive Report- How is the full game of fake hallmarking happening…
Bought fake jewelery to disclose fake hallmark center. It has a layer of gold. In the local language it is called bonded jewelery. People usually use them in giving gifts. All three went to the showroom in Jodhpur and Jaipur with all three items. Talking there, detected the center to install fake hallmarks.
Jodhpur: Do not deal with common man at hallmark center
The team first reached the Chowk Jewelers Market of horses of Jodhpur city. We reached Salasar Balaji Hallmark Center with fake jewelery pendles (18 carat layer). Recorded the entire incident from Hidden camera. Some parts of the conversation…
Employees sitting at Salasar Balaji Hallmark Center located in Chowk, horses of Jodhpur city.
Reporter: Testing and hallmark of jewelery is to be done. Center Director: It will be, show jewelery…. What is the name of your shop?
Reporter gave jewelery a dummy name ‘Jagdamba Jewelers’ told. Seeing the jewelery, the hallmark center operator said that the hallmark will not be made.
Talking to some people, it was revealed that the game of fake hallmark is very secretly. For fear of being caught, the hallmark centers make this deal with reliable jewelers.
In such a situation, he took the help of a jewelers by assuring hiding identity. A few days later, Salasar Balaji reached the hallmark center with the same jewelers. The operator agreed to install fake hallmarks and give cards for Rs 800.
Employees give returns after jewelery hallmark at Salasar Hall Marking Center in Jodhpur.
The reporter said- the item (pendal) has to be tested and hallmark certificate is to be made. The operator cut a slip of Rs 800 and sent it to apply pendal hallmark. An hour later the staff brought jewelery.
The hallmark center operator asked for the slip given earlier. On giving the slip, he gave jewelery and fake hallmark cards. After this, the operator tore that slip.
Here the identity of the jeweler has been kept secret.
Jaipur: Jeweler called, put 22 carat hallmarks for Rs 150 After investigation in Jodhpur, Johri reached the market of Jaipur. Fake hallmarking was detected at RR Hallmark Center here. The reporter, describing himself as the operator of Jagdamba Jewelers (Dummy’s name), asked to do hallmarking of 22 carat gold on the ligament of 5 carat gold.
Reporter: Hallmark is to be applied on jewelery. Center Director: Which jewelers should be from the shop?
Reporter: From Jagdamba Jewelers. Hallmark is to be installed on two earrings. The card has to be made. (Center operator took the lab to check gold on earrings.)
The fake jewelery reporter with hallmark was taken at the RR Hallmark Center in Jaipur by paying Rs 150.
(After waiting for about half an hour)
Center Director: These earrings are fake. There is no gold. Hallmark will not look. Reporter: Brother sir… Talk to take care.
(We had already talked to a jeweler as a reference. Let the operator talk to that jewelers on the phone.)
Center Director: Your job will be done, but this item does not have gold. I will install hallmark with laser. I will not be able to make a certificate. Reporter: Ok.
After waiting for about half an hour, the staff brought jewelery.
Reporter: How much money did you have? Hallmark Center Director: 150 rupees.
The price was four times as soon as the hallmark was installed The price increases manifold as the hallmark on the fake gold looks manifold. The hallmark is believed to have a sure proof that 22 carats are in real gold items. But the real price of two centers in Jaipur-Jodhpur, which planted hallmark on fake jewelery, increased by 4 times.
Both centers did not give HUID number, hallmark card also turned out to be fake
Salasar Balaji Hallmarking Center in Jodhpur gave a certificate on the pendall and gave a certificate. Fake in the investigation. The hallmark given by the RR Hallmark Center in Jaipur on jewelery was also fake.
- The real hallmark has a symbol of the Bureau of Indian Standards and a 6 -digit HUID number. The hallmark installed by the center is a ban.
- The center operator has to upload the entry of the real card online on the website of the Bureau of Indian Standards. Which the customer can check.
What is the right way to identify real gold? A 6 -digit hallmark code is placed on the jewelery items with a laser. The first BIS logo is. After that how many carat gold is there, it is inscribed. After that the code of the Hallmark Center. Last in the last jewelery Ident Number.
How to check huid number: HUID hallmark jewelery can also be investigated on BIS app ‘BIS Care’. Through this app, all the information of the hallmark is revealed by entering the number of 6 digits of HUD.
After all, why the business of fake hallmark going on?
1. Jewelers with license can get Huid Hallmark Only GST registered jewelery firms can install hallmarks from the hallmark center. Because the firm has to tell its registration number at the hallmark center, the bill is released in the name of it. Most of the jewelers in small towns do not register to save GST. Choose the way to install fake hallmarks on customers’ demand.
2. Adulteration is not disclosed, so To get the real Huid Hallmark, the jeweler has to be cut off. His details are also written on HUID card. Customer can file a case if there is adulteration in jewelery. If the complaint is found correct, he has to pay double the price to the customer. In such a situation, jewelers make fake hallmark cards to customers. Because action is possible only when the real card is and jewelery turns out to be fake.
3. To save tax Many jewelers pay raw bills to customers to save tax. On installing Huid Hallmark, a GST bill of jewelery has to be paid.
Two types of fake hallmark cards
1. Jewelery real but hallmark card fake : Jewelery is pure 22 carat gold but jeweler makes fake hallmark cards to save tax. The name of the hallmark center is written on the certificate like real. Certification numbers, customers or jewelers name, jewelery details, gold purity, jewelery photo. Huid number does not occur. Such hallmark cards are ban.
2. Jewelery also adulteration and hallmark card also fake: Jewelery on which only has a light layer of gold. First jewelery is installed by laser machine, which has been banned by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Then they make fake hallmark cards. Hallmark Center does not print its name on this card. Above XRF Gold Testing Certificate is written.
Fake hallmarks and cards with card earnings Not only the jeweler from fake hallmarks, the center operators also earn. In the real hallmark, the bill has to be deducted by cutting the bill in the name of the jeweler. One has to keep a complete record maintenance. The details of the real HUID card have to be uploaded to the Bureau of Indian Standards. Fake hallmarks and cards do not have to pay a bill, nor receipt. The jewelers make fake hallmarks and sell them at the price of real gold.
Center operators charge 45 to 60 rupees of hallmarks on real 22 carat jewelery. At the same time, on adulterated jewelery, 22 carat hallmarks charge 500 to 800 rupees per item. Every day with the hallmark of just 300 items of 22 carat jewelery, the center earns 5 and a half lakh rupees a month. Last year, a jeweler was caught in Jaipur, which carried out the fraud of 20 crores in a similar way.
20 crore rupees were cheated from American by putting fake hallmarks on diamond and gold jewelery. Last year, Rama Exotors and Rama and Sons Jewelery firm on the way of Gopalji of Jaipur had cheated 8 foreigners in a similar way. Rajendra Soni and his son Gaurav made two firms and sold fake hallmarks on fake jewelery and sold it to the foreign client.
Gaurav used to sell 14 carat fake hallmarks in 9 carat jewelery and sell it to foreigners. Because just as people in India like 22 carat gold jewelery more, there is more demand for 14 carats in America. An American client Cherish bought a jewelery worth about 6 crore from Gaurav. The fraud was revealed when the Jewelery Exhibition was investigated in the USA.
Chain of those who make profits from fake hallmarks
Who makes fake hallmarks? It has 3 channels
1. Jewelers: Big jewelers make their jewelery themselves. Some jeweler takes orders from customers by showing samples. Jewelery is made from elsewhere, in which there is a possibility of adulteration. Such jewelers install fake hallmarks of 22 carat gold on gold jewelery.
2. Thug: Jewelers open shops in small villages. The real work is cheated by fake jewelery. They cheat millions of rupees from customers by putting fake hallmarks on Bandhel Gold Jewelery. After the time passes, when the glow of gold is removed, the customer finds out the fraud.
3. Hallmark Center: Hallmark Center checks jewelery and print hallmarks from laser and issue an HUD card. It is considered a certificate of purity stated in Gold. Some hallmark center operators in collusion with the jewelers and also issue fake hallmark cards by placing hallmarks from the laser.
Disclaimer: The purpose of this news is not to question the reputation of all the jewelers and hallmark centers, but through the investigation, bring out a few people who are fake and tarnish the credibility of the market. Also, expose those who cheat customers in the name of hall marking so that people take precautions while shopping. The jeweler should come forward and provide Huid Hallmark jewelry.
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