CURRENT AFFAIRS Police nab trickster on the basis of golden tooth implants, here is how it played out Nikhilesh Kunal Feb 11, 2023 12:18 GMT For the past 15 years, a suspect in a case of cheating evaded the police dragnet. Even his best efforts to blend in failed since he was recognized due to two golden teeth that had been implanted long time back. Two gold teeth implants helps police trace a 38 year old man wanted in a cheating case In nabbing the trickster the cops posed as LIC agents. They were armed with the information that trickster had two gold teeth implants and the 38 year old man who was wanted in a cheating case was nabbed, 15 years after he had jumped bail. According to the authorities, all they knew about the individual was his name and the fact that he had two implants for golden teeth. As per information provided by the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai (RAK) Marg police station, the individual was named Pravin Ashuba Jadeja and was employed by AH Bangar, a cloth merchant, in Hindmata, Dadar East. Pravin Munde , Deputy Commissioner of Police, Zone IV said, “In 2007, he went for collection from other cloth merchants and took ₹40,000 from them. Later, he cooked up a story that he was robbed of the amount. However, during investigation it was found that he had taken the money,” Thereafter Jadeja was arrested and booked for criminal breach of trust. However later got the bail in the case, Mahesh Lamkhede, assistant police inspector, said “After getting out on bail, Jadeja left his house on B A road in Dadar East and never attended the court again. The Dadar Metropolitan Magistrate court that was hearing the case initially issued warrants against him and later declared him a proclaimed offender,” Also Read: Physiotherapists Play Pivotal Role In Disasters Like Turkiye-Syria Earthquake: PM Modi Identification Mark mentioned in Old Arrest Register was tricksters gold implants Lamkhede further added, “The identification mark mentioned in his old arrest register was his gold implants,” “We could not find much about him and then decided to visit some places in Gujarat especially Kutch and Saurashtra districts.” “Later, another person who had worked with him told the police that Jadeja was in Mandavi district. Through Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI), the police shortlisted all residents having similar names and matching age and traced one Pradeep Singh Jadeja, a vegetable wholesaler in Shaabrai village, who matched the description of the wanted accused. He too had two gold implants,” Kumud Kadam, senior police inspector, said “We got his mobile phone number and posed as LIC officers and called him telling him that his policy had matured and needed his signature to process the payment. When he came to sign the documents, we apprehended him. We verified him by the gold teeth and also sent his picture to his former employer, who confirmed that it was Pravin Jadeja who had assumed a new name,” Also Read: US visa relief for H-1B, L1 visa holders; thousands of Indian techies to benefit Keep watching our Channel ‘DNP INDIA’. Also, please subscribe and follow us on FACEBOOK, INSTAGRAM, and TWITTER. Read More Read the Next Article