Chennai, May 7 (IANS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday said it has registered a case of missing confiscated gold weighing around 15 kg from the strong room of customs department in Tiruchirapalli (Trichy).
According to a statement issued by CBI here, based on a written complaint by the commissioner of customs, Trichy, the CBI's anti-corruption branch registered a case on April 21.
The allegation is that a packet of gold, weghing 18,512.5 kg, kept in the strongroom was tampered with as it only weighed 3.580 kg (inclusive of packing materials) when re-weighed.
During investigation till now, it is revealed that about 34 kg of gold in three different packets and foreign currency equivalent of about Rs.17 lakh are missing.
According to CBI, searches were conducted in three places and incriminating documents and files relating to the seized goods are recovered.