Gold ornaments worth Rs 30 lakh seized from ticketless rail passenger

Coimbatore | Wednesday | 13th April, 2022

Summary:

Coimbatore, Apr 13 (PTI) Five hundred grams of gold ornaments worth Rs 30 lakh and Rs 11 lakh in cash have been seized from a train passenger travelling without a ticket, police said on Wednesday.

The RPF personnel, as part of a drive against transport of illegal goods by train, checked the Sabari Express and found a 50-year old man who aroused suspicion.

The passenger was travelling without a ticket.

Later, a check yielded the cash and gold without valid, supporting documents, a press release from RPF said.

The valuables were, therefore, seized from him and handed over to the Income-Tax Department, the release said.

Further inquiry has begun.