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- Security forces seized around 500 to 600 gold coins hidden inside a car on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway near Vessu.
- The highway police and the Army's 9 Rashtriya Rifles stopped the car, which was travelling from Qazigund towards Srinagar.
- Two men and one woman travelling in the car, which reportedly had a Madhya Pradesh registration number, were taken into custody.
- The car and the three suspects have been moved to the Mir Bazar police post for questioning.
- Agencies are trying to establish the origin of the gold, its intended destination, and whether any valid purchase or sale documents exist, so the case could reveal a larger gold smuggling network.
What to watch next
- Official confirmation of the exact number of coins and total value of the seized gold
- Outcome of questioning about the origin and intended destination of the gold
- Whether any documents or valid purchase-sale records are found linking the suspects to the gold
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Named India · Jammu-Srinagar National Highway · Mir Bazar · Qazigund · Vessu · 9 Rashtriya Rifles · Jammu and Kashmir Police
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