Two from Mizoram arrested with gold bars worth over Rs 8 crore in West Bengal
By : PTI
Update: 2023-04-08 05:12 GMT
Siliguri, Apr 8: Two people were arrested in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district with gold bars worth Rs 8.61 crore, officials said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) intercepted a vehicle at Panikauri toll plaza in Fatakpur, they said.
Thirteen gold bars were found in the vehicle that was heading towards Kolkata from Assam, they added.
A man and a woman from Mizoram were arrested from the vehicle, officials said.
An investigation is underway, they said.