Gold bars worth Rs 41 lakh seized

Press Trust of India  |  Coimbatore 

: Gold bars worth Rs 41 lakh were seized by DRI officials from a passenger who arrived at the city airport from Sharjah today.

About 1.406 kg of gold was seized by the Intelligence officials from the 51-year-old man, who arrived by an Air Arabia flight, police said.



The officials found the man moving around in suspicious circumstances and nabbed him. A search revealed the gold bars hidden in a home theatre system.

Earlier the officials had said that 700 grams gold bars were hidden in the speaker box.

But a further search yielded a total of 1.406 kg, worth Rs 41 lakh, they said.

The man, identified as one P R Divakaran from Changanassery in Kerala, was later handed over to police, who arrested him, they said.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

Gold bars worth Rs 41 lakh seized

: Gold bars worth Rs 41 lakh were seized by DRI officials from a passenger who arrived at the city airport from Sharjah today. About 1.406 kg of gold was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence officials from the 51-year-old man, who arrived by an Air Arabia flight, police said. The officials found the man moving around in suspicious circumstances and nabbed him. A search revealed the gold bars hidden in a home theatre system. Earlier the officials had said that 700 grams gold bars were hidden in the speaker box. But a further search yielded a total of 1.406 kg, worth Rs 41 lakh, they said. The man, identified as one P R Divakaran from Changanassery in Kerala, was later handed over to police, who arrested him, they said. : Gold bars worth Rs 41 lakh were seized by DRI officials from a passenger who arrived at the city airport from Sharjah today.

About 1.406 kg of gold was seized by the Intelligence officials from the 51-year-old man, who arrived by an Air Arabia flight, police said.

The officials found the man moving around in suspicious circumstances and nabbed him. A search revealed the gold bars hidden in a home theatre system.

Earlier the officials had said that 700 grams gold bars were hidden in the speaker box.

But a further search yielded a total of 1.406 kg, worth Rs 41 lakh, they said.

The man, identified as one P R Divakaran from Changanassery in Kerala, was later handed over to police, who arrested him, they said.

(This story has not been edited by Business Standard staff and is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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