In a joint operation with the SSB, the district police today arrested two smugglers and seized a 698 gm gold Buddha idol from Bahadurganj in Bihar's Kishanganj district.
SSB Commandant Ajay Kumar and Bahadurganj police station SHO Sajjad Hussain said the two smugglers have been identified as Monazir Hussain and Nauraj Alam, both residents of Dahuawari village under Amour police station limits of the district.
Acting on a tip off, the police arrested the smugglers and seized the gold idol from LRP chowk in Bahadurganj when they were waiting for the person with whom they had sealed a deal to sell the idol for Rs 25 lakh, Hussain added.
