Chennai: Gold worth Rs 36 crore seized from Salem in Tamil Nadu. A total of 234 kg of gold was seized from a mini lorry while trying to smuggle it to Coimbatore. The illegal gold was seized by the Flying Squad of the Election Commission.
Three people have been taken into police custody in connection with the incident. They are being questioned. An investigation is underway into whether the gold was taken for distribution. Earlier in the day, a flying squad of the Election Commission seized about Rs 18 lakh and six kilos of silver from the Chennai railway station.
