Police on Sunday seized over 3 kilograms of gold and 150 kilograms of silver ornaments price Rs 3,10,00,000 from a automotive at Sorala junction in Berhampur of Ganjam district. Four individuals have additionally been detained on this connection. 

Acting on the tip-off, a staff from Golanthara police station carried out raids at totally different places at Sorala junction and stumbled upon the valuable metals hid in a secret chamber of the car. 

The officers of GST and IT departments have been knowledgeable concerning the incident.  All 4 individuals are being interrogated by a staff of police personnel.

While the police are but to disclose the identities of the detainees, all of them reportedly hail from Tamil Nadu. 
Police investigation revealed that the seized large quantity of gold and silver was being smuggled from Tamil Nadu to Bada Bazaar in Berhampur. 

It is suspected that the metals have been being transported in a clandestine method to evade GST cost. 

Notably, Berhampur police have launched a drive in opposition to anti-social parts. In September, one gutkha dealer recognized as Narendra Sahu’s financial institution deposits price Rs 28 lakh have been frozen. The motion got here after a raid on his manufacturing facility at Baunsiapalli.

In one other incident, Commissionerate Police busted a girl looters gang in Bhubaneswar by arresting 5 of its members together with a minor from Bhubaneswar railway station.

Sources mentioned that gang members are from West Bengal they usually used to focus on individuals travelling in trains and ready for trains at stations.

Several articles, together with gold chains, cell phones, and self-importance luggage have been seized from their possession.  Further investigation in reference to the incident is underway.

(Reported by Jagannath Sahu from Berhampur and Alok Mohanty from Bhubaneswar)