Two persons were arrested for allegedly smuggling gold biscuits worth Rs 1.3 crore in Karbi Anglong district of Assam, police said on Sunday.
According to a senior official, the smuggled goods were seized during checking of a bus coming from Manipur in Dillai area during the early hours on Sunday.
“After getting a tip-off, we searched the vehicle. We recovered 14 gold biscuits weighing 2.323 kg, worth Rs 1.3 crore,” he said.
The two persons had hidden the gold biscuits in their shoes, the officer said, adding that they have been arrested.
In another incident, Jorhat Police arrested a young man who had duped a reputed senior citizen from Titabor from the neighbourhood (Navam Shrotriya) of Rs 16 Lacs.
In a statement made on twitter, Jorhat Police said, “Accused tried his luck in Bitcoin world but no success. Good work Team. Never believe anyone when it comes to sharing vital information related to online banking”.
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<blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”><p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”>Never believe anyone when it comes to sharing vital information related to online banking. A reputed senior citizen from Titabor was cheated by a boy from the neighbourhood (Navam Shrotriya) of 16 Lacs. Accused tried his luck in Bitcoin world but no success. Good work Team. <a href=”https://t.co/Aec4BolAZ5″>pic.twitter.com/Aec4BolAZ5</a></p>— Jorhat Police (@Jorhat_Police) <a href=”https://twitter.com/Jorhat_Police/status/1568904628548571136?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>September 11, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src=”https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js” charset=”utf-8″></script>
Meanwhile Fake currency notes with face value of over Rs 16 lakh seized in Odisha. A person from Delhi was arrested in Odisha’s Rourkela district after fake Indian currency notes with a face value of over Rs 16 lakh were recovered from his possession, police said on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, a special task force of the crime branch with help of the district police apprehended the person from Sector-17 areas of Rourkela city on Saturday and seized the fake notes from him, a senior officer said.
In Maharashtra, the branch manager of a leading bank was duped of Rs 40 lakh by a man posing as firm director.
The manager of a leading bank in Ramdaspeth in Nagpur was duped of Rs 40 lakh by a man who posed as a functionary of a firm that had an account with the branch, a police official said on Sunday.
Police said manager Vivek Kumar Vijay Chaudhary received a WhatsApp call purportedly from the director of a firm which held a current account in the branch asking the banker to release money as payment to some groups, the official said.
“The man imitated the voice of the firm’s director and told the branch manager that he would give details of cheques etc for the payment procedure. Chaudhary transferred Rs 27.35 lakh and 12.50 lakh in two tranches to four accounts,” he said.
