Delhi Customs department officials have seized more than 6 kg of gold, to be at a value of Rs 3.26 crore, from the possession of a man at the New Delhi railway station, an official said on Monday. Two men have been booked in the case, the official added.

Hemant Rohilla, Deputy Commissioner, Customs (Preventive), Delhi, said in a statement, "Acting on specific information, officers of customs (preventive) Delhi intercepted an individual at New Delhi railway station in the late afternoon of 19.11.2020, who had come from Howrah, Kolkata via Rajdhani Express."

The seized gold was in the form of biscuits and cut-pieces and is believed to have been smuggled into the country through the north-eastern border, the officer said, adding that it is of "foreign origin". "He has admitted to being a routine carrier, having carried around 2 to 6 kg of smuggled gold every time on 15 earlier occasions since the imposition of the lockdown.

Follow-up searches were conducted and the receiver of the gold was also apprehended, he said, adding that incriminating documents and other evidence have been recovered. Both the accused were placed under arrest by the officers of the Customs (Preventive), Delhi on Sunday adding that further investigation is underway.

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