4 arrested with 11 kg gold bars worth crores in Kolkata
India Today
West Bengal police arrested four men from the Belghoria area in North 24 Pargana district and recovered 11 kg of gold bars worth crores from their possession.
Barrackpore police commissionerate arrested four people and seized 11 kg of gold bars worth crores from their possession.
West Bengal police had received a specific input that a huge quantity of gold was being smuggled. Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a Maruti Alto vehicle in the Belghoria area in North 24 Pargana district. During the search, police found 11 kg of gold bars hidden inside the vehicle.
Police also recovered 11 mobile phones from the vehicle. Both gold bars and mobile phones were hidden inside a bag.
Deputy commissioner South Ajay Prasad said that the vehicle was intercepted on Belghoria expressway. Four men were arrested, who have been identified as Ranjan Pawar, Mayur Manohar Patil, Ganesh Chouhan and Surajit Mukherjee, Ajay added.
Police are yet to identify the route of the gold bars which were being smuggled.
