Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Civic Volunteer Arrested Over Missing Gold in Murshidabad
Police in Murshidabad arrested a civic volunteer named Humayun Sheikh.
They say he took some gold that had been found in a bag.
The bag was allegedly left behind by Tofizul Sheikh near the Bangladesh border.
Tofizul reportedly ran away when Humayun tried to search him.
Humayun later gave six gold biscuits to a police station.
After Tofizul was questioned, police said there had originally been 10 biscuits.
Police suspect about 500 grams of gold went missing.
A court sent both men to police custody for seven days.
Civic volunteer Humayun Sheikh was arrested in Murshidabad on charges of stealing gold seized from an alleged smuggler.
Police said Tofizul Sheikh fled after abandoning a bag near the India-Bangladesh border on Monday.
Humayun initially deposited six gold biscuits, weighing about 700 grams, at Suti police station.
After Tofizul’s arrest, investigators said the bag had contained 10 biscuits, not six.
A Jangipur court remanded both men to seven days in police custody; police said they knew each other from neighboring villages.
- Who
- Civic volunteer Humayun Sheikh and alleged smuggler Tofizul Sheikh.
- What
- Humayun was arrested over alleged theft of gold seized from a bag abandoned by Tofizul.
- When
- The bag was abandoned on Monday; Tofizul was arrested Wednesday evening and Humayun on Thursday.
- Where
- Imamnagar near the India-Bangladesh border and Suti police station in Murshidabad district.
- Why
- Police allege that around 500 grams of gold were missing from the seized haul.
- Accused civic volunteer
- Humayun Sheikh, 38
- Other accused
- Tofizul Sheikh, 30
- Initial deposit
- Six gold biscuits weighing about 700 grams
- Police finding
- Investigators said the bag contained 10 biscuits, not six
- Court order
- Both men were remanded to police custody for seven days
- Police station
- Suti police station
- Reported connection
- Police said the two men knew each other because their villages are adjacent