Bangladeshi currency seized in Bengal
Thursday - July 19, 2018 9:54 pm ,
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Bangladeshi currency seized in Bengal
Kolkata July 19 (IANS) The Border Security Force on Thursday seized Bangladeshi currency totalling 8.02 lakh Taka or Rs 6.55 lakh in Indian currency in West Bengal s Nadia district a senior BSF official said.
The suspect however fled the spot he said.
Acting on a tip-off BSF troopers kept a vigil near the India-Bangladesh border in Mankhola and seized the packet containing the Bangladeshi currency thrown by the fleeing smuggler.
As many as 377 artificial earrings were also seized a BSF release said.
The seized currency was handed over to the Customs Department at Nadia district s Tehatta.
BSF s south Bengal frontier has seized foreign currency totalling Rs 53.21 lakh and arrested four Indian smugglers in 2018 so far.
--IANS mgr/tsb/sed
The suspect however fled the spot he said.
Acting on a tip-off BSF troopers kept a vigil near the India-Bangladesh border in Mankhola and seized the packet containing the Bangladeshi currency thrown by the fleeing smuggler.
As many as 377 artificial earrings were also seized a BSF release said.
The seized currency was handed over to the Customs Department at Nadia district s Tehatta.
BSF s south Bengal frontier has seized foreign currency totalling Rs 53.21 lakh and arrested four Indian smugglers in 2018 so far.
--IANS mgr/tsb/sed
