The Santacruz police successfully apprehended the mastermind behind the cheating scam at India's renowned Tanishq Jewellery stores. The culprit employed fake gold coins to dupe the establishment, resulting in a loss of 54 lakhs rupees. The accused, identified as Vinit Soni (44), was formerly employed at a Tanishq Jewellery store in Gujarat. Using identical packaging, logos, and designs, Soni managed to swap the gold-plated silver coins with the genuine ones. Previously, the Santacruz police had arrested Soni's nephew in connection with the case.

The uncle-nephew duo targeted over seven Tanishq jewellery stores across Mumbai, including those in Santacruz West, Andheri West, Inorbit Malad West, Goregaon West, Matunga East, and Borivali West. They also carried out fraudulent activities at Tanishq stores in Surat and Ahmedabad. Despite multiple notices and a rejected bail application, Vinit Soni had been evading the police for several years, having conned seven Tanishq jewellery stores in Mumbai. The police have yet to recover the stolen jewellery from him.