# Two Nepalese held with undeclared gold, silver at India border 2026-08-17T10:32:36+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Two Nepalese citizens were arrested by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) near the India-Nepal border in West Bengal on Sunday. The SSB's Border Intelligence Team intercepted a Maruti Suzuki WagonR at the New Mechi Bridge during routine checks. Officials recovered a gold bar, chains, pendants, bangles, a bracelet, and silver bars and clubs from the baggage of the two men. The suspects, identified as Bharat Kumar Agrawal (68) of Kathmandu and driver Rajesh Oli (48) of Jhapa, could not provide any documents or explain why the items were not declared at the customs post. The gold and silver have been seized, and the suspects along with the vehicle have been handed over to the Customs Office at Panitanki under Section 110 of the Customs Act for legal action. Authorities are also checking whether the ornaments have antique value. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Customs Act, Sashastra Seema Bal, Siliguri Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/two-nepalese-held-with-undeclared-gold-silver-at-india-border/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/two-nepalese-held-with-undeclared-gold-silver-at-india-border/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/