India, May 25 -- Deepak Lavania

Deepak.Lavania@htlive.com

MEERUT In a dramatic twist, Moradabad police have uncovered a major gold smuggling racket after rescuing six abducted individuals, four of whom were later found to have gold hidden in their stomachs, authorities said. The individuals, who had returned from Saudi Arabia, were abducted by armed criminals posing as policemen on Friday evening.

Talking to HT, Meerut senior superintendent of police (SSP) Satpal Antil said, "So far 27 capsules weighing around 950 grams have been extracted from the stomachs of four Saudi returnees. Medical teams are still working to find more gold capsules which were swallowed for the purpose of smuggling."

"Police teams are conducting a detailed inve...