Gold worth Rs 50L seized at Jammu airport

JAMMU: The police claim to have seized 1kg gold imported illegally at Jammu airport on Friday.

A police spokesperson said, ASI Krishna Devi, a representative of Jammu police at the airport, informed cops at Satwari police station that two people coming from Delhi were concealing their identity.

A special police team led by Satwari station house officer (SHO) Nishant Gupta immediately reached there and took the two suspects to the police station.

During questioning, the suspects disclosed their identities as Jai Veer of Jhajjar in Haryana and Mohd Tariq of Mewajat Dhampur District Bijnor, Uttar Region.

“Four bars of gold, weighing about 1kg and valuing approximately Rs 50 lakh, were recovered from them and they disclosed that the gold had been illegally imported from abroad. The matter was informed to the Directorate Revenue Intelligence, Jammu, ”he added. (Agency)