Gold, clothes worth Rs 1.01 cr seized in K'taka; 1 held

Bengaluru, March 22 The Customs officials on Thursday arrested a personal and seized half a kg of gold transported in a bus as wsell as clothes worth Rs 1.01 crore stocked at a godown in violation of the Model Code of Conduct in Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts of Karnataka, officials said.

The gold was transported in the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus.

The authorities acting on a tip-off seized the gold chains and rings at the Magadi check post in Chikkamagaluru taluk.

One passenger has been taken into custody and authorities are questioning him about the transportation of the gold.

The police have registered a case in this regard.

The election officials raided the godown located in K.R. Puram locality of Shivamogga city and seized clothes worth Rs 1.01 crore stored without documents.

The Commercial Tax officers are probing the matter.

Meanwhile, the Doddapet police have lodged a case.

The officials said that it is yet to be ascertained about the role of politicians in connedction with these cases.