The I Division Traffic Police was checking vehicles near Ahmedabad’s (East) Soni ni Chali crossroads on the evening of June 27 when they got a surprise from a Delhi-registered car with a bag of gold powder worth ₹80 lakh.

The traffic police stopped the car to check the car’s documents and licence from the driver.

One of the two other people riding in the car carried a bag in his hand. Based on suspicion, they checked the bag and found a yellow powder in it.

A goldsmith was called to investigate the powder who confirmed that it was gold powder.

The police arrested all the accused and handed them over to the Odhav police along with the material. 

The suspects were identified as Shubham Pethiwala of Bikaner, Mohammed Faraz of Churu, and Bhaveshvarsinh Sodha of Bikaner.

During the interrogation, it was revealed that they visited Ahmedabad for treatment of Faraz’s eye and while they were leaving, another suspect named Dharma of Sikar, Rajasthan, called them to get gold powder from Ahmedabad.

For this, they were given ₹50,000 in cash and were about to pay the remaining payment after the successful delivery.

They all reached Ahmedabad by car on the morning of June 25 and stayed near Odhav Ring Road.

Later, they got a call from a person named Rajesh, who handed them the powder near Indira Bridge in Hansol.

While returning from there on June 27, the trio was caught by the traffic police.

Odhav PI P N Zinzuvadiya said that the three arrested had made gold delivery from Delhi earlier, too.

The police revealed the origin of the phones reportedly from Dubai, amidst suspicions of illegal transportation of gold powder via the airport. A potential large-scale illegal gold trafficking operation is suspected.

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