Police arrest man from train in Chandpur with gold bars weighing over 1 kg

A railway passenger has been arrested in Chandpur with ten gold bars from a train coming from Chittagong, said police.

Chandpur Correspondentbdnews24.com
Published : 9 August 2015, 03:56 AM
Updated : 9 August 2015, 04:48 AM

Mridul Chandra Dhar, 40, was detained while travelling on the Meghna Express train late on Saturday, said Chandpur Railway Police OC Osman Gani Patthan. 
 
“Mridul (Dhar) hails from Chittagong’s Patia. He came to Chandpur with the gold bars by train and was supposed to board a launch for Dhaka,” he told bdnews24.com.
 
Police searched passengers of the train following a tip-off and the gold bars were found in Dhar’s luggage, added the railway police officer.