Archive · 30 Aug 2026
Gold Smuggling Probe Expands in Indore as Arrests Reach Five
Officials are investigating a gold-smuggling case in Indore.
They say the gold was brought from Akola and may have been distributed through the local bullion market.
A trader and his son were arrested in Kota after allegedly leaving Indore.
Their phones were reportedly discarded, and investigators want to know whether the devices contained useful information.
The arrests brought the number of people held in the gold case to five.
The report also describes separate investigations into drugs moving between Indore and Mumbai.
In one case, a Kenyan woman and a Nigerian man were arrested after drugs were found.
In another case, police arrested Linda Anaba in Indore with cocaine.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized gold linked to a ₹4.72-crore smuggling case on the Indore bypass on August 14.
Bullion trader Deepak Khandelwal and his son, Nakul Khandelwal, were arrested in Kota on August 18, bringing total arrests to five.
Investigators say the gold was transported from Akola to Indore and was allegedly meant for delivery to the Khandelwals in Tulsi Nagar.
The DRI is examining possible links among bullion-market participants and suspects discarded mobile phones may contain evidence.
In separate drug cases, the DRI arrested two foreign nationals near Mumbai, while Madhya Pradesh police arrested Linda Anaba in Indore with 31 grams of cocaine.
- Who
- The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, bullion trader Deepak Khandelwal, his son Nakul Khandelwal, and other accused people; separate drug investigations involved foreign nationals and Madhya Pradesh police.
- What
- The DRI expanded a ₹4.72-crore gold-smuggling investigation to Indore’s bullion market, while separate authorities investigated cocaine and methaqualone trafficking.
- When
- The gold was seized on August 14 and the Khandelwals were arrested on August 18; Linda Anaba was arrested on November 19.
- Where
- The gold seizure occurred on the Indore bypass, with arrests in Kota and investigation in Indore; the drug cases involved routes between Indore and Mumbai, including Mira Road.
- Why
- Authorities are investigating the source, distribution, recipients, contacts, and possible wider networks connected to the gold and drug consignments.
- Gold case value
- ₹4.72 crore
- Gold seizure date
- August 14
- Total gold-case arrests
- Five
- Latest gold-case arrests
- Deepak Khandelwal and Nakul Khandelwal, arrested in Kota on August 18
- Gold route under investigation
- Akola to Indore
- Drug seizure near Mumbai
- 547 grams of cocaine and methaqualone
- Separate Indore cocaine case
- 31 grams valued at ₹15 lakh, seized from Linda Anaba