March 5th 2025.
In the bustling city of Kolkata, the Border Security Force has made a significant bust along the Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal. A Bangladeshi woman was caught in the act of smuggling gold from Petrapole, a town in the North 24 Parganas district. The BSF shared that the woman was stopped at the Integrated Check Post in Petrapole, and upon further investigation, it was revealed that she hailed from Comilla district in Bangladesh.
The vigilant jawans of the 145 battalion were conducting their routine passenger screenings when they noticed something suspicious about the woman. Upon using a metal detector, they found that she had metal concealed in her wrists. A thorough search uncovered that she was wearing three gold bangles on each hand. These findings raised red flags for the officials, who then proceeded to question the woman.
However, the woman was unable to provide any satisfactory explanation or produce any documents related to the gold. She claimed that the bangles were a gift from her husband, but upon further examination, it was discovered that the gold was of unusually high purity - 99.76 per cent to be exact. This raised doubts about the legitimacy of her claims, and the BSF officials had reason to believe that she was attempting to smuggle gold into the country.
The seized gold weighed a total of 103.090 grams and was estimated to be worth a whopping Rs 8,82,966 on the market. The woman, along with the recovered gold, was promptly handed over to the concerned authorities for further legal proceedings. This incident serves as a reminder of the constant vigilance and diligent efforts put in by the BSF to protect our borders and prevent illegal activities from taking place.
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