Gold Smuggling Racket Busted, 4 Held

Amitava Banerjee | MP | 24 Sept 2025 | Darjeeling: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Siliguri Regional Unit, seized 5.619 kg of gold worth about Rs 6.29 crore and arrested four persons, exposing a major smuggling racket. This is the largest haul in recent times.

“Acting on a tip-off, DRI officials first conducted a raid at Dangi Road in Kishanganj, Bihar, and arrested Suraj Kumar and Pankaj Kumar with 27 pieces of foreign gold biscuits. Their interrogation led to the arrest of two more from a house on Dangi Road, from where 21 gold biscuits and Rs 2 lakh cash were recovered. Two persons were arrested, including Asish Kumar of Bihar and Souvik Pan of Medinipur, Bengal. Search is on for others involved,” stated Ratan Banik, lawyer representing the DRI.

Investigations revealed the gold was smuggled from Bangladesh and was intended to be transported to Delhi via the Rajdhani Express. The accused were produced before the Siliguri court on Wednesday and remanded in judicial custody till October 8. Officials are probing whether the four were only carriers.

Courtesy & source- Millennium Post

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