Gold, silver ornaments worth Rs 1.6 crore seized from courier vehicle in Pune’s Aundh, inquiry on

The seized consignment included 4 kilogram of metallic worthy Rs 4,16,632 and 2.511 kilogram of golden estimated astatine Rs 1,57,96,124. The seized valuables person been handed implicit to the Income Tax and the GST section for further investigation, the constabulary said.

“Prima-facie enquiry revealed that the ornaments were being taken to antithetic jewellers successful Pune, Kolhapur, Ahilya Nagar, Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar done courier,” said Jadhav.

In the run-up to the upcoming elections, the constabulary person acceptable up 26 SST points to cheque vehicles astatine antithetic locations successful Pune city.

On October 25, an SST recovered golden ornaments worthy Rs 138 crore successful a backstage van astatine Padmavati connected the Pune-Satara Road.

Police sources said that an enquiry into this lawsuit had revealed that the van belonged to a backstage logistic institution that has been legally transporting gold, and diamond ornaments to antithetic jewellers.

Amit Modak, CEO, P N Gadgil and Sons, a renowned jewellery institution successful Pune, had past released a connection clarifying that the golden was being transported by a secured logistic work to assorted jewellers.

The 288-member Maharashtra Assembly volition spell to the polls connected November 20 and the counting is scheduled to beryllium held connected November 23.