DRI seizes 12.5 kg of gold worth Rs 4.4 crore, seven arrested

Amitava Banerjee, MP | 29 July 2019 | Darjeeling: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized more than 12.5 kg of gold valued at Rs 4.4 crore in two back-to-back cases in Kolkata and Siliguri in the past 24 hours. Seven persons have been arrested in connection with the two cases.

Three persons were intercepted and arrested at Kaikhali on VIP Road from a WBTC bus that was travelling from Bagdah to Howrah from Bongaon. Around 6.5 kg gold was recovered from their possession. The gold was concealed in special "waist belts" worn by the three, namely Sujit Rakshit, Sanjib Rakshit and Milan Swarnakar.

In the other incident, the DRI arrested four persons including a woman from Saraighat Express from the NJP station. They were travelling from Guwahati to Howrah. 36 pieces of gold of foreign origin weighing 6 kg were seized. Bapi Bairagi, Notun Boiragi, Ashim Singha and Kumkum Singha were produced on Saturday at the ACJM Court in Siliguri. 

Kolkata: During interrogation, they admitted that the gold was smuggled in from the Bangladesh border and meant to be delivered to a person in Kolkata.

In second case, DRI officers in Siliguri booked four persons including a lady after intercepting them at New Jalpaiguri railway station on Friday, the statement added.

During interrogation, they said their sole purpose was to offer the gold at Kamakhya temple in Guwahati.

However, 36 pieces of gold of foreign origin weighing six kg were seized.

With the present seizure, in the current financial year 62 kg of gold had already been seized by the DRI, the statement added. 

(Source & Courtesy: http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/dri-seizes-over-12-kg-gold-in-kolkata-siliguri-365798   and 

http://www.millenniumpost.in/kolkata/dri-seizes-over-12-kg-gold-in-kolkata-siliguri-365798)