Imphal, Oct 29 (IANS): Police on Sunday said that efforts were on to nab two persons who had looted eight gold bars from a private vehicle near Jiribam, bordering Assam, a few days back.
The gold bars valued at over Rs 15 crore were being smuggled out of Manipur by two other persons who did not lodge a complaint with the police.
Police belatedly came to know of the heist through intelligence inputs. Gold from southeast Asian countries is smuggled through Moreh, the centre for legal border trade in Manipur for sale in big cities in India.
Assam Rifles troopers have been seizing such gold bars along the Trans Asian Highway connecting Myanmar with India.
Police sources said that the robbers may be members of a rival gang engaged in international gold smuggling and also do not rule out the possibility that they may have access to inside information about smuggling and have high connections.
