Two individuals were arrested by Surat Police near Surat Railway Station on Sunday while traveling in Karnavati Express, carrying 8 kg of gold paste valued at ₹6.50 crore.

The gold paste was smuggled by the individuals from Maharashtra and Punjab via Ahmedabad airport.

From Ahmedabad airport, they boarded Ahmedabad-Mumbai Karnavati Express from  Ahmedabad Railway station, intending to supply the smuggled gold to Surat.

The Surat Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had received intel regarding the gold smuggling. 

Based on the intel, the DRI team was deployed at Ankleshwar and Bharuch railway stations. Dipak Bohra from Maharashtra and Nasib Singh were nabbed by the team on the moving train while approaching Surat.

Upon interrogation, it was revealed that they were supposed to supply the gold to one Gautam Oswal in Surat. The DRI team subsequently arrested Oswal. A three-day remand has been requested for the accused.

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