Gold ornaments weighing 2.25 kg seized from train passenger

Gold ornaments weighing about 2.25 kg were seized from a passenger of Pune-Ernakulam express train, which arrived here, early today.

While carrying out a routine check around 3.30 AM, the Railway Protection Force personnel found the gold ornaments inside the baggage of Nazrul Islam Sheikh (28), a native of Belgaum in Karnataka, an RPF official said.

The man was arrested under sections 41(1)(d) and 102 of CrPC after he failed to produce supporting documents, he added.