Maharashtra: Gold worth Rs 4.92 crore stolen from finance company's office in Nashik

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Two persons broke into the office of a home finance company and decamped with gold worth Rs 4.92 crore in Maharashtra's Nashik city, police said on Monday, reported the PTI.

The incident occurred at the Indira Heights commercial complex in the old Gangapur Naka area in the wee hours of Saturday when two unidentified persons broke into the office of the company, an official said, as per the PTI.

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Gold ornaments worth Rs 4.92 crore belonging to 222 customers were kept in a safety locker of the finance company, he said.

The theft came to light when one of the staffers found the locker empty on Saturday evening, following which the police were informed, the official said.

According to the PTI, during the probe, the CCTV footage from the office showed two unidentified persons entering the premises from a window in one of the cabins and using keys from the office to open the safety locker, decamping with the jewellery, he said.

One of the persons was wearing a white PPE kit, while the other person sported a white cap and mask on his face, the official said.

A case has been registered, and further probe is underway, he added.

Gold, electronic goods worth Rs 8.37 crore seized at Mumbai airport

Meanwhile, in an another incident, the Customs department has seized 12.47 kg of gold and electronic items valued at Rs 8.37 crore during a four-day operation at the Mumbai international airport and arrested 10 persons, an official said on Monday, reported news agency PTI.

The operation was carried out from April 29 to May 2 at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport in Mumbai.

Gold was found concealed by various passengers as dust in wax form, gold layered clothes, crude jewellery and bars, in a water bottle, on their bodies and in the rectum.

Five passengers were arrested in this connection, the official said in a release.

An Indian national, working as the Mumbai international airport contractual staff, was intercepted by the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and handed over to the Customs sleuths, reported PTI.

During his search, gold dust in wax form (eight pieces) weighing 2.58 kg was found concealed in his water bottle. The person was arrested, the release said, reported PTI.

In another case, four Indian nationals travelling from Dubai were intercepted and found carrying 3.335 kg of gold concealed in undergarments, clothes worn by them and in the rectum, reported PTI.

The four were subsequently arrested, the release said.

Six gold bars weighing 1.5 kg were also recovered from pipes below the seat of an aircraft, it said.

(with PTI inputs)