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BSF seizes gold biscuits worth over Rs 1 crore in West Bengal’s Murshidabad  

The seized gold weighs 832.55 gm

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The Border Security Force has seized gold biscuits worth Rs 1.09 crore from near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, the paramilitary force said in a statement on Tuesday.

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Acting on specific intelligence, the 146 Battalion of the BSF deployed at the Charbhadra Forward Border Outpost in Murshidabad district along the India-Bangladesh border seized eight gold biscuits on Monday night that had been concealed in a field near the border.

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The seized gold, weighing 832.55 gm, is valued at approximately Rs 1.09 crore, it said.

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During the search, BSF personnel spotted a patch of grass that appeared unusually piled up, and when the area was dug up, eight gold biscuits wrapped in a red cloth were found hidden underneath, the statement added.

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