The Border Security Force officials stopped a bus at a check post in Petrapole for a search after receiving a tip-off about the gold smuggling.
By Anupam Mishra: The Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday apprehended two people trying to smuggle 52 gold biscuits worth Rs 4.24 crore across the Indo-Bangla border. The smugglers were held at an Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Petrapole in North 24 Parganas district.
The jawans of ICP Petrapole received reliable information about gold smuggling from Bangladesh to India through the Royal Friendship International Passenger Bus. The bus was travelling from Agartala via Dhaka to Kolkata.