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Two arrested, 76 kg silver jewellery seized

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Press Trust of India Bhagalpur (Bihar)
Two persons have been arrested and silver jewellery weighing around 76 kg, was seized from a vehicle in this district today.

Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted a vehicle near Barahpura and seized the jewellery after Virendra Prasad, who was carrying those, failed to produce any document in this regard, Senior Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar said.

Prasad's driver Ramakant Thakur too has been arrested. They were giving conflicting statements about the source of the jewellery worth Rs 45 lakh, Kumar said, adding both the accused hailed from Saharsa district.

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First Published: Oct 20 2016 | 6:42 PM IST

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