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A Static Surveillance Team (SST) seized gold, diamond, and metallic jewellery worthy ₹9.47 crore transported successful a conveyance without due documents.
A squad led by Rajeshwaran, the SST serviceman for the Mudukulathur Assembly Constituency, was engaged successful conveyance checking connected Saturday nighttime astatine the Kannirajapuram checkpost connected East Coast Road adjacent Sayalgudi.
At that time, S. Raja ,36, a nonmigratory of Harveypatti successful Thirupparankundram, Madurai district, arrived by car via the Thoothukudi road.
When the Election Flying Squad inspected the car, they recovered gold, diamond, and metallic jewellery kept successful 18 boxes. Upon investigation, it was stated that the jewellery belonged to a backstage institution successful the Madurai country and was being transported to beryllium delivered to assorted jewellery shops based connected orders.
However, arsenic they were being transported without due documents, the SST seized the gold, diamond, and metallic jewellery valued astatine ₹9.47 crore.
The seized jewellery was handed implicit to Deputy Tahsildar Rajkumari astatine Mudukulathur Tahsildar Office and subsequently deposited astatine the Ramanathapuram Government Treasury.
Authorities advised that the jewellery deposited successful the treasury could beryllium reclaimed by providing the due documents.
