Kolkata: In its continued effort to thwart cross-border smuggling, the Border Safety Force (BSF) on Tuesday seized over one kilogram of gold being smuggled into India from Bangladesh close to Natna border publish in West Bengal's Nadia district. .
This was the thirteenth seizure of gold by BSF's South Bengal Frontier in April. A BSF spokesperson stated the overall amount of gold seized throughout the month was 9.4 kg and its worth was estimated at Rs 6.4 crore. The worth of the gold seized on Tuesday is Rs 84,70,130.
The seizure occurred when BSF personnel of 84 battalion, performing on a selected info, searched an Indian nationwide getting back from his farm throughout the border fence. Eight items of gold of various sizes have been recovered from him. The smuggler has been recognized as Fidel SK of Nabinagar village in Nadia.
“During interrogation, Fidel SK confessed that while taking care of his crops, he met a Bangladeshi associate and a plan was hatched. As soon as he left his farm and crossed the fence gate (where there is a possibility of search) and reached the border road, the Bangladeshi threw a packet at a designated place across the fence. Fidel picked it up and was heading towards Nabinagar when the troops caught him,” stated AK Arya, BSF DIG and South Bengal Frontier spokesperson.
Based on the plan, Fidel was to take the gold to Kolkata's Dumdum railway station (about 130 km away) and hand it over to an unknown individual on a Royal Enfield bike after exchanging the code – '786-92 The Royal Bengal Tiger. /Identical to you'. After preliminary inquiry, it was handed over to the Customs Division at Chhapra together with the gold for crucial authorized motion.
“Our soldiers are doing amazing work. We will continue to take strict action against border criminals. Those who want border crime to end can contact BSF's Seema Sathi helpline number 14419 in case they get any information related to gold smuggling. South Bengal Frontier also has another number 9903472227 on which WhatsApp messages or voice messages related to gold smuggling can be sent. Appropriate reward amount will be given to the person providing concrete information and his identity will not be disclosed,” Arya stated.
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