Indian tourist’s reportedly stolen gold necklace returned by Pattaya Good Samaritan

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By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Pattaya — An Indian tourist reported to police that his gold necklace worth, according to him, 285,000 baht was allegedly pickpocketed by a group of transgender people. But luckily, a Pattaya Good Samaritan found the necklace and returned it to the tourist.

43-year-old Indian victim Mr. Nitin Mukund Puronit ran to report a case of theft at the Pattaya police station at 2.30 AM today, November 20th.

 

Puronit told police he was pickpocketed of his gold necklace which he claimed cost more than 285,000 baht while he was strolling with his friends on Beach Road in front of Soi 13/2 in Pattaya, Chonburi.

 

Pattaya police chief Pol. Col. Kunlachart Kunlachai ordered investigation police to accompany the victim to inspect the incident scene.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/11/20/indian-tourists-reportedly-stolen-gold-necklace-returned-by-pattaya-good-samaritan/

 

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[mjakob007]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

found the necklace and returned it to the tourist.

 

Not all insurance scams then, as discovered by experts on AN

[jacko45k]

Better check it is real then!

That valuation is amazing...... I do hope he pays 10%, ie 28,000 baht to the finder. 

Nor do I believe a thief would drop the haul.... they have extremely sticky fingers. 

[Sparktrader]

Why do people go there? 

[findlay13]

10 minutes ago, mjakob007 said:

Not all insurance scams then, as discovered by experts on AN

I'd like to see an independent valuation of the "285,000 bht" necklace 

[jacko45k]

9 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Why do people go there? 

The streets are paved with gold apparently...........

[steven100]

a good samaritan found the neckless ....  found it where?  in their friends pocket?

 

 

[daveAustin]

Why do Indian blokes wear ridiculous necklaces and why do ladyboys nick them? Genuine question. Bewildering!

[jacko45k]

Just now, daveAustin said:

Why do Indian blokes wear ridiculous necklaces and why do ladyboys nick them? Genuine question. Bewildering!

Bling... it is in their nature to flaunt it, must be seen. Probably not secure to leave in their hotel or whatever flop house they are in. Why do Ladyboys nick them... easy pickings, high value, sold on readily, little chance of being caught, if caught, punishments are often light. 

[wombat]

29 minutes ago, Sparktrader said:

Why do people go there? 

 

[mjakob007]

40 minutes ago, findlay13 said:

I'd like to see an independent valuation of the "285,000 bht" necklace 

easy..

4 ounces would do it

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185402106350

[mikebell]

Sounds like another 'honest taxi driver' story to soothe the tourists.

[Tarteso]

1 hour ago, Sparktrader said:

Why do people go there? 

To see Temples ????

[smedly]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

285,000 baht

555. 

[smedly]

1 hour ago, Sparktrader said:

Why do people go there? 

well the cops are raiding everywhere else - seems like a place to have a harassment free night out in this so called tourist town where you run the risk of arrest for just enjoying a night out

 

The cops here need to wind it back

[mjakob007]

2 hours ago, steven100 said:

a good samaritan found the neckless ....  found it where?  in their friends pocket?

 

found it where? 

found it where? 

 

back pocket, LB was accused

[bradiston]

How do you get to the clasp, remove the necklace from the wearer's neck, and make off with it without these dumb axcxc noticing? The owner's probably cursing the guy who returned it. Scam foiled. It was gold painted lead. And the picture! Could have been downloaded. These guys are giving ladyboys a bad name.

[Onerak]

3 hours ago, mjakob007 said:

Not all insurance scams then, as discovered by experts on AN

I was reading a report and all Indian insurance companies denied any insurance claim on stolen gold necklace. Lo go figure. 

[mjakob007]

1 hour ago, Onerak said:

I was reading a report and all Indian insurance companies denied any insurance claim on stolen gold necklace. Lo go figure. 

Correct.

jewelry & cash would not covered unless declared at the time buying insurance and such is endorsed on the policy

[hotchilli]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya police chief Pol. Col. Kunlachart Kunlachai ordered investigation police to accompany the victim to inspect the incident scene.

At the scene they found nothing?

[DJ54]

I knew at a young age to be careful at the wee hours of the morning….. anyway be careful if you roam the streets .. prowling… 

[PETERTHEEATER]

The OP photo reinforces the TAT emphasis that this is a family resort by including a shirtless father returning from a midnight swim comfortiing his daughter who is devastated at having accidentally cracked the screen of her iPhone 99........????

[overherebc]

9 hours ago, mjakob007 said:

easy..

4 ounces would do it

 

https://www.ebay.com/itm/185402106350

18 carat is not solid gold. It is 18/24ths of gold and 6/24ths of base metal. I would call 24/24ths 'solid gold'.

[DaLa]

7 hours ago, Onerak said:

I was reading a report and all Indian insurance companies denied any insurance claim on stolen gold necklace. Lo go figure. 

I had an insurance agency 30+ years ago. A (not English) guy approached me (rare occasion when you sell insurance) and subsequently took out a policy for £24,000 of jewellery on an all risks basis. The premium was mouth watering but my commission was most refreshing.

 

2 months later he travelled and ‘left it on his seat in the departure lounge’ of an airport whereupon it disappeared and that is most of the information we received on the claim form.

[Sparktrader]

8 hours ago, smedly said:

well the cops are raiding everywhere else - seems like a place to have a harassment free night out in this so called tourist town where you run the risk of arrest for just enjoying a night out

 

The cops here need to wind it back

No cops in Ban Krut to be seen.

[Sparktrader]

5 hours ago, mjakob007 said:

Correct.

jewelry & cash would not covered unless declared at the time buying insurance and such is endorsed on the policy

Limits too. Plus you need receipts. 

[mjakob007]

2 hours ago, overherebc said:

18 carat is not solid gold. It is 18/24ths of gold and 6/24ths of base metal. I would call 24/24ths 'solid gold'.

Jewelry in the west varies from 9-18/24

Jewelry available in Persian gulf & indian subcontinent are 21-22/24.

In Thailand its 23/24

when buying bullion, we get 24. This not used for jewelry as its brittle.

 

 

[Lemsta69]

9 hours ago, Sparktrader said:

No cops in Ban Krut to be seen.

Which part of Pattaya is that? North, South or the Darkside? ????

[overherebc]

15 hours ago, mjakob007 said:

Jewelry in the west varies from 9-18/24

Jewelry available in Persian gulf & indian subcontinent are 21-22/24.

In Thailand its 23/24

when buying bullion, we get 24. This not used for jewelry as its brittle.

 

 

Good grief I didn't know that.

PS. It's not too brittle, it's too soft and wears quickly.

[DaLa]

15 hours ago, mjakob007 said:

Jewelry in the west varies from 9-18/24

Jewelry available in Persian gulf & indian subcontinent are 21-22/24.

In Thailand its 23/24

when buying bullion, we get 24. This not used for jewelry as its brittle.

 

 

I’m not familiar with jewellery gold, so thank you for the detailed information on that subject. The reason they don’t use ‘pure’ (99.99%) gold as jewellery is that it is too malleable, which metallurgically is the opposite to brittle. Gold is actually the most malleable of all metals.

 

1 gram of pure gold can be rolled into a 1 square metre sheet, that sheet becoming semi-translucent.

 

Reflecting on that outstanding information made me realise why I took redundancy after 15 years in the steel industry to move onto more exciting employment.