The police group intercepted the individual on Chhattisgarh-Odisha border. (Representational)
Raipur:
An Odisha-based man has been arrested in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district for allegedly smuggling diamonds value spherical Rs 25 lakh, police talked about on Monday.
As many as 171 objects of powerful diamonds have been seized from the possession of the accused, acknowledged as Nutan Patel (55), they talked about.
“Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended the accused near Kaitpadar village beneath Deobhog police station limits on Saturday evening,” Gariaband Superintendent of Police Bhojram Patel suggested PTI.
A police group swung into movement after getting information {{that a}} man was heading within the course of Nuapada district in Odisha from Payalikhand, a diamond-rich belt in Gariaband, with an unlimited quantity of powerful diamonds, he talked about.
The police group intercepted the individual on Chhattisgarh-Odisha border and recovered 171 objects of diamonds of assorted sizes value spherical Rs 25 lakh from his possession, SP Patel talked about, together with that his bike was moreover seized.
Prima facie, it seems he had illegally obtained the diamonds from Payalikhand, located spherical 200 km from the capital Raipur, and was going to advertise them inside the neighbouring tate, the official talked about.
A case has been registered in opposition to that accused, who’s a neighborhood of Nuapada district, and extra investigation is underway, SP Patel talked about.
Throughout the remaining 5 months, four alleged diamond smugglers have been arrested with 181 objects of powerful diamonds inside the district, he added.
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