BSF seizes 40 gold biscuits worth Rs 2.42 crore at Indo-Bangla border
India Today
The BSF foiled a gold smuggling attempt made at the India-Bangladesh border and seized 40 gold biscuits worth Rs 2.42 crore.
The Border Security Force (BSF) seized 40 gold biscuits on Thursday at the India-Bangladesh border in North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.
According to a statement released by the BSF, the total weight of the seized gold biscuits is 4.6 kg and is estimated to cost Rs 2.42 crore.
At around 7:45 am on March 17, the troops of the Border Out Post, Dobarpara, 158 Battalion, sector Kolkata, noticed the movements of a suspect.
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When a jawan challenged the smuggler to stop, he threw his bag and iron dagger and fled towards Bangladesh, taking advantage of dense vegetation and the Ichhamati River.
By then, the senior officers had reached the spot and found 40 gold biscuits in the bag.
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