Nagpur, Oct 14 (PTI) The Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday detained two men on suspicion of smuggling gold biscuits worth more than Rs 5 crore from Howrah-Pune Azad Hind Express at Nagpur railway station, an official said.

Acting on input, a joint team of RPF and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials conducted searches on the train.

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Two passengers were identified and detained at platform number 8 with two bags containing gold biscuits weighing 8.5-9 kg, the official said.

The apprehended duo was taken to the DRI office for further legal action.

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"The DRI has seized and confiscated the recovered gold, with an estimated market value of Rs 5.4 crore," the official said, adding that further investigation is underway.

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