Odisha: Four held with unaccounted gold worth Rs 16 crore

Bhubaneswar: The Railway Police seized 32 kg of gold jewellery worth Rs 16 crore from Mumbai-Bhubaneshwar Konark Express on Wednesday.

“We became suspicious of the movement of the four passengers namely Hasmukh Lal Jain, Suresh Sahadev Kharey, Mahesh Bhonsale and Deepak Patel in the Konark Express from Mumbai to Bhubaneshwar. On checking their luggage, we found they were carrying 32 kg of gold jewellery worth Rs 16 crore,” said a GRP official.

During interrogation, they failed to produce valid GST documents and as a result, they were arrested, reported ANI.