Archive · 6 Aug 2026
Scooter rider caught smuggling gold and gems near Kolkata airport
A man in Kolkata tried to sneak away with a big bag of treasure.
Police caught him riding a scooter near the airport.
The treasure had gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, and emeralds.
It was worth almost one crore rupees.
The gold alone weighed about 400 grams and cost around 60 lakh rupees.
Police knew about the plan because someone gave them a secret tip.
The man's name is Ram Avatar Sharma and he comes from Rajasthan.
Now he is under arrest and the treasure has been taken away.
Sneaking valuables out of a place without permission is called smuggling, and it is against the law.
A smuggling attempt worth nearly Rs 1 crore was foiled near Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata on Wednesday.
Police arrested Ram Avatar Sharma, a Rajasthan native, while he was about to leave the airport area on a scooter.
The arrest was made based on a tip-off received by the police.
The consignment included approximately 400 grams of gold valued at around Rs 60 lakh and hundreds of grams of silver.
Diamonds, rubies, and emeralds were also among the seized jewellery items.
- Who
- Ram Avatar Sharma, a Rajasthan native arrested by police
- What
- A smuggling attempt of gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, and emeralds worth nearly Rs 1 crore was foiled
- When
- Wednesday
- Where
- Near Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata
- Why
- Sharma reportedly planned to smuggle the jewellery consignment out of the airport area on a scooter
- Suspect
- Ram Avatar Sharma
- Origin
- Rajasthan
- Location
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata
- Date
- Wednesday
- Total value of seizure
- Nearly Rs 1 crore
- Gold recovered
- Approximately 400 grams, valued at around Rs 60 lakh
- Items seized
- Gold, silver, diamonds, rubies, emeralds
- Basis of arrest
- Police tip-off