India, Jan. 14 -- A case of a fraud, wherein silver coins offered as gifts to retired staff of the Indian Railways turned out to be fake, has come to light in Madhya Pradesh. The incident unfolded in Bhopal where some retired staff of the West Central Railway (WCR), who were given these coins as mementos in honour of their service, decided to sell the coins, Aaj Tak reported.

When the coins were examined, the silver content in the coin was found to be only 0.23%, while the rest was copper.

"We thought this was a memento of the department, but when we found out it was copper, we felt cheated. This is an insult," DK Gautam, a retired official, reportedly said.

Following the revelation, Gautam registered a complaint with Bajariya Police S...