Angadia travelling with gold, jewellery worth Rs 2 cr held

An Angadia (courier) was detained by the Western Railway authorities Friday after he was allegedly found to be carrying gold and jewellery worth around Rs 2 crore without any documents, an official said.

M K Banwari (21), resident of Jhunujhunu district of Rajasthan, boarded the Jodhpur-bound Surya Nagari Express in Mumbai Thursday afternoon, a Railway Protection Force (RPF) officer said.

When the ticket checker asked him about a black bag he was carrying, Banwari allegedly failed to explain what it contained, following which RPF officials were summoned, he said.

The bag was found to contain gold and jewellery worth Rs 1.90 crore apart from cash, but Banwari, who said he worked as a courier, allegedly failed to produce receipts or documents related to the consignment.

Angadia couriers are commonly used by jewellers and diamond traders.

Banwari was then taken back to Mumbai and Income Tax officials were informed, the official said.

Senior divisional security commissioner of RPF, Mumbai Division (Western Railway) Anoop Kumar Shukla said the case was handed over to the Income Tax department which is conducting further probe.