23 Kg Gold Worth Rs 14 Crore Seized At Bangladesh Border, 1 Arrested

During questioning, the smuggler disclosed that his brother operates a jewellery shop in Oldanga village, where they both engage in jewellery work.

The Border Security Force (BSF) achieved a major success on Monday after it thwarted a big attempt at smuggling gold along the India-Bangladesh border areas in West Bengal.

The 68 Battalion of South Bengal Frontier at the border post at Ranghat apprehended a smuggler with a substantial cache of gold.

"Based on concrete information, the troops caught a smuggler with 50 gold biscuits and 16 gold bars. The weight of the seized gold is 23 kg and its estimated value is Rs 14 crore. The smuggler was trying to bring this gold from Bangladesh to India," read an official press release.