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Odisha: Cops confiscate Rs 1.22 crore cash, gold biscuits weighing 2.2 kg in Berhampur; two held

A team of Excise officials found cash amounting to about Rs 1.22 crore during a search in a bus under Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur. During the raid, the cops recovered 24 gold biscuits worth Rs 1.2 crore.

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Updated Aug 10, 2022, 22:28 IST

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Odisha: In a major crackdown, a team of Excise officials found cash amounting to about Rs 1.22 crore during a search in a bus under Baidyanathpur police limits in Berhampur. The search was conducted on August 9 evening.

During the search, the cops recovered 24 gold biscuits worth Rs 1.2 crore, The New Indian Express reported. During routine checking of vehicles near Ankuli, the Excise official nabbed Dashrath Shaukar (35). Shaukar is a native of Maharashtra's Sangli district. He was carrying the cash.

The Excise officials handed over Shaukar to Baidyanathpur police for further investigation. While interrogating Shaukar, the police officers established that he had received the cash in Rs 500 denomination notes from Berhampur-based jeweller for supplying him 24 gold biscuits weighing 2.2 kg and worth Rs 1.2 crore. The jeweller has been identified as Anand Subuti (60).

Later, Baidyanathpur police questioned Anand Jewellery owner Subuti and seized the gold biscuits from his possession. Police suspect the gold was possibly smuggled from a foreign country since South Africa has been imprinted on the gold biscuits.

Shaukar revealed to the police that he works for a Cuttack-based jeweler. The police are investigating the matter. “Neither Shaukar nor Subuti was able to produce any documents related to the seized cash and gold biscuits. The two accused will be handed over to the Income Tax Department officers for further investigation,” said Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M as quoted by The New Indian Express.

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