Team Goemkarponn
MORMUGAO: A jeweller has been booked by Mormugao Police for allegedly refusing to return gold ornaments pledged for loans and informing the customer that the jewellery had been melted, resulting in a substantial financial loss.
According to police, the case was registered based on a complaint filed by Mohini Palyekar, a resident of Welvaddo, Kesarval, Cortalim.
The complainant alleged that on November 4, 2025, and December 10, 2025, she pledged her gold ornaments at a jewellery shop near Siddharuth Math, Headland Sada, Mormugao, and obtained gold loans of ₹40,000 and ₹14.20 lakh, respectively.
Police said the complainant subsequently repaid ₹5.50 lakh through cheque towards the loan amount. However, when she later approached the jeweller to clear the remaining dues along with the applicable interest and redeem her pledged ornaments, the accused allegedly refused to return them.
The accused, identified as Bhimappa Chalwadi, allegedly informed the complainant that the pledged gold ornaments had already been melted, thereby causing wrongful loss and allegedly breaching her trust.
Mormugao Police have registered a case, and further investigation is being carried out by PSI Stanley Gomes.
