Diamond trader who bought Modi suit ‘duped’ of Rs 1 crore

Ahmedabad | Thursday | 25th April, 2019

Summary:

The Surat diamond merchant, who had bought the pinstripe ‘name suit’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi for Rs 4.31 crore in an auction in 2015, has allegedly been cheated of Rs 1 crore by another firm. As one enters the Dharmanandan Diamonds factory, on can see the Narendra Modi’s pinstripe ‘name suit’ carefully placed inside a glass box. We are trying to locate the accused Koshiya brothers and will arrest them soon,” said the officer. He added when they went to the diamond firm they found it shut. Katargam Inspector Z N Ghasura said that the Koshiya brothers had taken rough diamonds weighing 1,500 carats worth over Rs 1 crore from Dharmanandan Diamonds..