Police are searching for father and son jewellers from the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan after they allegedly duped an American woman into paying 60 million rupees ($720,000) for items actually worth 300 rupees – less than $4. Cherish Nortez bought what she believed was 14 carat gold chain and a pendant with encrusted diamonds from a retailer at historic jewellery market Johri Bazaar, in state capital Jaipur in 2022. Police say she was given a certificate of authenticity for her purchase. But when Ms Nortez exhibited the piece at a show in the US in April, a purity test revealed they were fake. The chain ... (full story)