A 63-year-old man named Kanchhedialal Rakesia from Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, was caught at Jabalpur railway station by the Government Railway Police (GRP) trying to smuggle gold and jewellery. He was attempting to hide the gold and jewellery inside his tiffin box, concealed between dal (lentils) and roti (bread). The GRP found 100...
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grams of gold in a packet hidden in the dal and a gold chain and pendant wrapped inside a roti. The total value of the confiscated gold and jewellery is estimated to be around 8 lakh rupees. Rakesia was unable to provide any documentation for the gold and jewellery, and he claimed that someone had asked him to transport it to Gadarwara. The GRP is now investigating the source of the gold and where it was supposed to be delivered. The police suspect that this is an instance of illegal gold smuggling by train.