RPF seizes gold worth Rs 4.5 crore from four passengers at Ambala Cantt

Ambala (Haryana) [India], September 11 : The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Wednesday seized around 5 kg of gold from Amritsar-Howrah Mail in Ambala.
According to the RPF officials, the gold worth Rs 4.5 crore was recovered from the possession of four passengers.
The RPF team, led by Jawed Khan, was on routine check in wake of the upcoming state elections when they seized gold from the passengers, who were on train.
A case has been registered under section 146 of the Railway Act at the Ambala Cantt Railway Protection Force post.
The income tax authorities have also been alerted, said officials. This is one of the biggest seizures made by the Railway Protection Force of Northern Railway.
Earlier this week, the Agartala GRP (Government Railway Police) and RPF (Railway Protection Force) conducted a joint search operation based on secret information at the Agartala railway station and seized 100 bottles of Eskuf cough syrup, which were likely being transported from outside the state via train.
The seized items were marked as unclaimed and confiscated, as the authorities have not yet identified the individuals responsible for the illegal consignment. The Agartala GRP has launched an investigation to determine the ownership of these contraband substances. The market value of the seized Eskuf cough syrup is estimated to be Rs 21,120, according to police.