Varanasi: Jewelery worth ₹1.96 crore seized in checking operation at Cantt station, 2 youth from Gujarat detained

Varanasi, 24 July. In view of the month of Shravan starting next week, during the checking campaign being run at Varanasi Cantt (Varanasi Junction) railway station with the aim of tightening the security arrangements, the security agencies got a big success on Friday, when the joint team of GRP, RPF and CIB took action and recovered gold and diamond jewelery worth about Rs 1.96 crore from the station premises.

Two youths from Gujarat have been detained in this case. Along with GRP, the Income Tax Department team is also interrogating both of them. At present the issue of tax evasion is coming to light.

platform number 6 And 7 caught under suspicion from

Actually, under the security of Shravan month, GRP, RPF and CIB personnel were jointly checking at the station on Friday. Meanwhile, two youths were seen in suspicious condition on the Lohta side of platform number 6 and 7. When the security forces stopped both of them and interrogated them, they admitted to having a huge amount of gold and diamond jewellery. Upon search, a huge quantity of jewelery including a diamond watch, diamond chain and several gold rings were recovered from them.

The accused are residents of Surat, The plan was to take the jewelery to Jaunpur

Inspector Rajola Nagar, in-charge of GRP Cantt Railway Station, said that the youth caught during preliminary interrogation have revealed their connection to Surat city of Gujarat. On being interrogated regarding the destination of the jewellery, he admitted that he was taking the valuable consignment to Jaunpur.

Income Tax Department team engaged in investigation

Considering the sensitivity of the case and the huge value of the recovered property, the GRP officials informed the Income Tax Department with immediate effect. The Income Tax Department team has reached Haja police station (GRP police station) and is conducting a detailed investigation of the jewelery bills, valid documents and their source. The department is investigating whether jewelery worth such a huge amount was being used for tax evasion or any other illegal transaction.