In a joint operation of RPF, Gaya and DRD Patna officials under ECR seized gold worth more than Rs 81,60,000, arresting three smugglers at Gaya railway station here on Thursday. Officials arrested three passengers in relation to this case after receiving information from a source, said Sr DSC, DDU Ashish Mishra.
Upon receiving the tip-off, Inspector Ajay Prakash organised a team. Sub-Inspector Subash Ram, and Ravi Kamal, constable Shashi Shekhar and Vikash Kumar were instructed to keep a track of the 12987 train and lay a trap at Gaya station.
Upon the train's arrival at the station, passengers Vishal Kumar, Ranjan Kumar Sunita and Ashish Raj were detained and brought to the RPF Gaya post.
The trio, revealed after a thorough interrogation that the gold was smuggled, while the team recovered 1.6 kg of gold worth Rs 81,60,000 along with other valuable items like mobile phones.
On questioning they did not give a satisfactory answer, on suspicion, the above three persons were brought down from the said coach and brought to the RPF Gaya post where on asking the name and address respectively.
On strictly asking the above three persons, they accepted that they had gold in their possession, after searching the above three persons in a lawful manner, 13 pieces of foreign made gold of different sizes, total weight 1.6 kg. Finally, the gold was confiscated and DRD team Patna took them in their custody for necessary legal action.