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Two held with gold, silver worth Rs2 crore

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Odhav police arrested two people carrying 6 kg of gold and 91 kg of silver, worth around Rs2 crore, without any documents on Monday. The accused, identified as Pradeep Patil and Sunil Vani, had started off from Manek Chowk in the city and were headed for Aurangabad in Maharashtra.

Patil was carrying the gold in a six-pocket jacket, over which he had put on a shirt to avoid any suspicion. The silver was kept in two bags.

Patil and Vani, residents of Vasant Vihar society near Narol court, Vatva, were alleged carriers of Ghasulal Jain, owner of Shitalnath Bullions, Manek Chowk.
SG Bhatti, joint commissioner of police (JCP), sector 2, said, “Based on the tip-off that I got, the duo was to pass by CTM area on a two-wheeler, with the precious metals.” They were then to take a bus from the beginning of the Express Highway.  

Cops suspect that the seized metals were to be used for illegal trade in other parts of the country. “They were carrying the metal without any documents. The seized gold and silver are with foreign mark. We have called the owner of the gold for interrogation,” he said. Till late in the evening, Jain had failed to produce any bills of the metals. 

Police will also inform the sales-tax, income tax and value-added tax department about the seizure.

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