Buying gold from unknown persons is risky, jewellers told

Visakhapatnam | Tuesday | 11th September, 2018

Summary:

“The shop owners must be careful while buying gold from unknown persons and mediators as many cases of thieves selling stolen gold to the shops have come to the light. Emphasising on the installation of CCTV cameras at the shops, the police officials urged them to maintain transparency in transactions, especially while buying gold from the outsiders. The shop owners and their representatives requested the police to increase the patrolling during opening and closing time . He also said that as most of the jewellery shops were located in one area, the owner could devise an internal code or alert system among themselves. Internal alert systemThe police team also urged the shop owners not to disturb the scenes of crime, before the arrival of the police..