Archive · 25 Sep 2025
DRI Busts Gold Smuggling Racket, Recovers ₹6 Crore Gold
Imagine people trying to secretly bring gold into the country without paying taxes.
The DRI, a special team, caught them!
They found over 5 kilograms of gold, worth a lot of money.
Four people were arrested in Bihar.
The gold was hidden, and the people didn't have the right papers.
The police think the gold came from another country through a hidden route.
Now, the people caught are waiting to see what will happen next.
DRI seized over 5kg of gold worth approximately ₹6 crore.
Four individuals were arrested in Kishanganj, Bihar.
Gold was found concealed in shoes and an apartment.
Suspected smuggling route is via the India-Bangladesh border.
The arrested were remanded to judicial custody.
- Who
- Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
- What
- Seized gold and arrested individuals.
- When
- Tuesday (arrests); Wednesday (remand).
- Where
- Kishanganj, Bihar
- Why
- For gold smuggling
Law Enforcement View
Accused Perspective
Legality of Gold
Law Enforcement View
The gold was seized as it lacked proper documentation, indicating a violation of import regulations.
Accused Perspective
Unknown at this time.
- Incident
- Gold smuggling
- Gold Value
- ₹6 crore
- Gold Weight
- 5kg+
- Location
- Kishanganj, Bihar
- Arrests
- 4 individuals
- Smuggling Route
- Suspected through India-Bangladesh border
