Railway passenger arrested with gold worth Rs 1.43 crores
Written by : SMTV24x7 | Tue, Feb 06, 2018, 10:53 AM
Nellore, Feb 06: In a shocking incident, A Railway passenger arrested for carrying gold worth Rs.1.43 Crore in the electric rice cooker.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested a passenger from Nellore railway station and seized more than four kilograms of gold.
The passenger was traveling from Guwahati to Tambaram in Guwahati MS Express on Sunday when he was intercepted by the DRI officials.
"On the basis of information, DRI officers of Vijayawada intercepted a passenger traveling from Guwati to Tambaram in Guwahati MS Express at Nellore Railway station on February 4 at about 5:15 pm", read a press note.
The passenger was carrying a purple colored bag containing one aluminum electric stove and another aluminum coal stove. On interrogation, the passenger admitted that the two stoves are custom made to conceal the gold, the note added.
The gold bars weighing 4658 grams valued at Rs 1,43,00,060.
The smuggled gold has been seized under customs act and the passenger has been arrested.
An investigation in this regard is underway.