Nagpur team of RPF has seized 41.23 kg of smuggled silver at Itwari Railway station. Two people have been arrested in this case. The cost of the goods is estimated to be Rs.9 Lakh.
Railway team is conducting special campaign in view of festival days and assembly elections in 5 states. As per the instructions of RPF Security Commissioner Deepchandra Arya, the team of Nagpur division is conducting a special investigation operation. Trains and passengers arriving at the station are being monitored. If anyone is found suspicious, he is being investigated immediately.
While checking various trains in the same series, the team received intelligence that smugglers were carrying a large quantity of silver in Maharashtra Express train number 11039. As soon as the train stopped at platform number 4-5 of Itwari railway station, the team started investigation and seized 41 kg of silver.