Three persons were nabbed with gold jewellery worth over Rs 50 lakh at Misrod in the morning on Thursday. The three were trying to escape with goods unloaded from Ferozpur bound Punjab Mail Train (12137) near Misrod railway station.
According to the police, three persons were nabbed who were trying to unload goods from Punjab Mail Train (12137) near Misrod after pulling the chain to stop the train but the passengers and locals grew suspicious about the three and informed the Misrod police. Acting swiftly a team was rushed to the spot and nabbed the three miscreants. The three were identified as Rajesh Kushwaha, Pushpendra Rai, Kuldeep Yadav who work for Devraj goods courier Mumbai. After the three were nabbed and the goods were searched, silver and gold jewelry were found but the three were not able to provide relevant documents for the goods.
SHO of Misrod police Kunwar Singh Mukati said that no one had claimed the goods yet and investigations into the matter have been started. The three have claimed that they work for Mumbai based Devraj Courier Company which is under investigation. In the initial investigation the three have confessed that the used to work for Madhur Courier Company and left the job for started working independently. Around 265 kg of silver and 2 kg of gold jewelry was recovered from their possession.