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Man arrested in West Bengal for hiding gold biscuits worth Rs 52 lakh in his stomach

UncategorizedMan arrested in West Bengal for hiding gold biscuits worth Rs 52 lakh in his stomach
Gold smuggling

Gold biscuits seized from smuggler

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North 24 Parganas: A person was arrested in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district for allegedly hiding gold biscuits, weighing over 900 grams and valued at roughly over Rs 54 lakh, in his physique cavity.

The accused, Madai Mandal, was hiding eight gold biscuits inside his abdomen. The load of the seized gold biscuits was 932 grams and their estimated market worth was Rs 54,78,855.

BSF jawans on responsibility noticed a suspicious particular person going in direction of village Amudia and stopped him for questioning. The safety personnel discovered gold inside his physique whereas frisking him.

He was additionally taken to a hospital the place his X-ray was completed and eight gold biscuits had been present in his decrease stomach.

Through the interrogation, the accused mentioned that he has indulged in smuggling for a very long time. He additional mentioned that the biscuits got to him by Rahim, a resident of Satkhira in Bangladesh and he hid the biscuits in his stomach from the anus.

The gold bars had been to be handed over to Suresh, a resident of Bithari in North 24 Parganas district. The accused was to get Rs 300 for delivering the gold consignment to Suresh.

The apprehended smuggler and the seized gold had been handed over to Customized Workplace, Tentulia for additional authorized motion.

Commanding Officer of 112 Battalion said that the BSF has continually been attempting to thwart smuggling bid on the border and obtained success to a big extent.

He additional mentioned that the BSF is attempting to apprehend Suresh, who was to obtain the gold consignment.

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