Kanpur: Four youths from Rajasthan have been held with 3.5 Kg gold-containing five gold biscuits and jewellery at the Central station here at 8 a.m.
The GRP suspecting upon them searched their bags when they came down Brahmputra Express.
According to the news report, Deepak alias Deepu of Dholpur, Ramesh Saini and Manoj Saini of Jhunjhunu, and Surendra Kumar Sain of Bada Gaon in Jhunjhunu were caught.
Five pieces of gold biscuits and jewellery with the weight of three Kgs were recovered from their possession. Rings, necklace, nose pin, chain and various designer studded jewellery were included.
In police interrogation, Ramesh Saini told that all of them are employed as delivery men in a Delhi-based Courier company.
He further said that the Company delivers gold or jewellery in different cities. Two bags were transported to Kanpur, while one to Varanasi and one to Patna.
The State GST team calculated the tax of the gold. It apprised that this was a case of IT department.
The youths told the jewellery was to supply at Nayaganj. Police found the location at Peepal Wali Kothi here.
Further, Income Tax officials were interrogated for two long hours. As per the news, the IT department deems it a case of tax evasion. The Company has been told to produce papers. The youths have not shown papers.
