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DRI Seizes 7.8 Kg Smuggled Gold, Arrests Six
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence found gold that officials say had been smuggled into India.
They seized about 7.8 kilograms of gold worth more than Rs 11.5 crore.
Officers found most of it in a car travelling toward Kolkata from near the Bangladesh border.
They found more gold with passengers at two railway stations in West Bengal.
Six people were arrested, including someone officials describe as an alleged smuggling syndicate leader.
The people arrested reportedly did not have papers showing that the gold was legally obtained.
Officials said smugglers used roads and trains to move gold toward eastern markets.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence said it seized about 7.8 kg of foreign-origin gold worth more than Rs 11.5 crore.
Six people were arrested in intelligence-based operations across eastern India.
At Dankuni Toll Plaza, officers found 50 gold bars weighing about 6.8 kg in a vehicle travelling from Banpur toward Kolkata.
Separate searches at Malda Town and New Jalpaiguri railway stations uncovered about 1 kg of gold, including bangles and bars.
Authorities said the operations exposed road and rail routes used to move gold allegedly smuggled across the Bangladesh border.
- Who
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence; six people were arrested.
- What
- Officials seized about 7.8 kg of foreign-origin gold valued at over Rs 11.5 crore.
- Where
- At Dankuni Toll Plaza, Malda Town Railway Station and New Jalpaiguri Railway Station in West Bengal.
- When
- Sunday; separate operations were conducted on the same day.
- Why
- The operations targeted alleged smuggling of foreign-origin gold through routes linked to the Bangladesh border.
Authorities' account
Arrestees' position
Alleged smuggling and legal possession
Authorities' account
DRI said the gold was foreign-origin and allegedly smuggled into India through Bangladesh; those carrying it could not provide documents establishing lawful possession or procurement.
Arrestees' position
The article reports no response or alternative account from the arrested individuals.
Key facts
- Gold seized
- Around 7.8 kg
- Estimated value
- More than Rs 11.5 crore
- People arrested
- Six
- Dankuni seizure
- 50 gold bars weighing around 6.8 kg, valued at nearly Rs 10 crore
- Railway station seizures
- Around 1 kg of gold, valued at approximately Rs 1.5 crore
- Reported routes
- Road and railway networks moving gold from border areas toward eastern markets, particularly Kolkata
Sources
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