A 46-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trying to sell rough diamond pieces worth several lakhs of rupees in Gariaband district, police said on Wednesday.
Total of 38 pieces of rough diamonds were seized from his possession, they said.
"Acting on a tip-off, the accused identified as Angad Gond, was apprehended from Jhariyabahar chowk under Mainpur police station limits on Tuesday evening," according to Gariaband Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Neha Pandey.
On receiving inputs about a suspicious man trying to sell rough diamonds brought from the diamond-rich belt of Deobhog area of Gariaband, a team of crime branch police swung into action, she said.
The police team intercepted Angad and recovered 38 pieces of diamonds of different sizes worth several lakhs of rupees from his possession, Pandey said.
The accused is a native of Shobha police station area in Gariaband, some 150 kms from here.
A case has been registered against him, the ASP said, adding that further probe is on.