According to officials, the Intelligence Branch of BSF, on Thursday, informed the Company Commander of Border Outpost Baijnathpur that some smugglers could carry out gold smuggling from the area of Border Outpost Baijnathpur.
"The seized gold weighs approximately 1165 grams and 705 milligrams, with an estimated value of Rs 70,44,325. The disposal of seized gold has been done as per procedure, the BSF release said.
According to officials, the estimated value of seized gold biscuits is Rs1.26 crore. The biscuits were recovered from a man and woman during a search carried out jointly by GRP and Revenue Intelligence on Tuesday.
"On May 27, 8-10 people posing as Income Tax officials stole 17 gold biscuits, worth Rs 60 lakh, from a shop named Siddhivinayak in Monda Market. The 4 accused persons have been arrested. Seven gold biscuits have been recovered from them. Other accused are at large but will be arrested soon,
An accused official, Ved Prakash Yadav, has been arrested in the case in which police seized over Rs 2.31 crores in cash and 1 kg of gold biscuits from a basement of the government office in Jaipur, police said on Sunday.
Police on Friday seized over Rs 2.31 crores in cash and 1 kg of gold biscuits from a basement of the government office in Jaipur and detained eight people for questioning, a senior official said.
Acting on a tip-off, the troops of Border Outpost Banpur, 54 Battalion, under South Bengal Frontier launched an operation and seized nine gold biscuits, nineteen gold chips, and a gold chain.
Acting on a tip-off regarding an attempt of smuggling gold biscuits from Bangladesh to India, troops of 61 Bn BSF under Sector HQ BSF Raiganj along with Field G Team Patiram deployed in District Dakshin Dinajpur, apprehended two Indian women trying to smuggle 04 Gold biscuits from Bangladesh
The Border Security Force (BSF) has caught a smuggler with 25 gold biscuits worth Rs 1.80 crore under South Bengal Frontier while being smuggled from Bangladesh to India, the force said on Friday.