It is reported that the Indian Coast Guard officials have seized a gold stock worth around ten crores of Indian rupees, which was illegally taken by sea from Sri Lanka.
It is said that when a suspicious vessel was sailing in the sea in the Mandapam area of Tamil Nadu, the Coast Guard officers searched the vessel and seized about 17 kg of gold on the vessel and the investigating officers suspect that a similar amount may have been sunk in the sea at the time of the raid.
Indian media has reported that three suspects were arrested during the raid.