New Delhi, March 23
The NIA files chargesheet against eighteen gold smugglers
The accused identified by NIA as Hetram, Sunil Verma, Rashid Qureshi, Abdul Razzak, Shokat Ali, Surendra Kumar Darji, Mohammed Arif, Aizaz Khan, Sameer Khan, Muniyad Ali Khan, Subhash, Mohammed Maqbool Shekh, Chuna Ram, Amjad Ali, Mohabbat Ali, Ramchandra, Mukesh, Mohammed Aslam were chargesheeted before NIA Special Court, Jaipur (Rajasthan) under section 120B, 204 of IPC; Section 16, 18, 20, of the UA(P) Act.
The NIA had registered the case in September 2020.
The NIA officials stated that the investigation led to the recovery of various incriminating material including chats, audio messages and images from the digital devices of accused persons.
The officials further added that it was revealed that above chargesheeted accused persons had conspired and formed an international gang for smuggling gold into India Investigation has also revealed the gold bars were being smuggled by the members of the gang to Jaipur from Saudi Arabia for its further delivery to gold dealers.
The NIA is further investigation the case.