BSF seizes gold ornaments worth Rs 33.55 lakh in Bengal

Kolkata July 8 (IANS) Border Security Force personnel seized 1.16 kg of gold ornaments worth more than Rs 33.55 lakh from West Bengal s Nadia district an official said on Saturday.

Acting on a tip off about gold smuggling the BSF troopers of Vijaypur outpost in Krishnanagar sector challenged a man on Friday evening. He fled leaving behind a bicycle and a bag. The BSF personnel seized the gold ornaments from the bag said BSF s Deputy Inspector General South Bengal Frontier R.P.S. Jaswal.

"The BSF seized 1.16 kg of gold bangles necklaces lockets ear ring chain and other ornaments worth Rs 33.55 lakh " he added.

The BSF has so far seized a total of 19.54 kg of gold worth more than Rs 5.57 crore and apprehended seven smugglers in 2017.

--IANS
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