Two kg of gold, 100 kg of silver seized from railway passenger

Two kg gold and 100 kg silver recover from a passenger on the Mumbai Hawarah Mail at Akola station in Maharashtra on Friday.

Akola (Maharashtra) : As much as two kg of gold and 100 kg of silver were seized from a passenger on the Mumbai-Howrah Mail at Akola railway station in Maharashtra on Friday morning, an official said. Railway Police Force personnel found the demeanour of the man, who was carrying a heavy bag, suspicious and asked him to open the bag, he said. When he refused, he was taken to the RPF police station.

The man then said he worked for a courier firm based in Akola and the bag contained a parcel. Upon search, RPF officials found 100 kg of silver biscuits and two kg of gold in the form of bars inside. Further probe was on, the official said. PTI