Police on Saturday arrested two persons on charges of smuggling 32 pieces of rough diamonds worth Rs 5.10 lakhs in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district.
Gariaband Superintendent of Police Parul Mathur identified the two as Manbodh Netam (35) and Sitaram Dhruv (34) from Gariaband district.
Acting on a tip, they were caught near a culvert in Jhariabahra village when they were headed towards Mainpur from Deobhog, a diamond-rich belt in Gariaband.
The police recovered the rough diamonds of different sizes, the officer said.