Guwahati: Assam Police busted a major fake gold smuggling racket and arrested three persons from Morigaon district on Monday night.
The arrestees identified as Alal Ali, Azizur Rahman and Samar Ali, all residents of Lakhimpur district.
Information indicates that during an operation in Naramari no 2 area, the police officials seized around 2.5 kilograms of fake gold from the trio’s possession.
Moreover, three mobile phones have also been seized by the officials.
It has come to fore that the trio had only travelled to Morigaon in order to sell the fake gold to certain individuals.
A case under relevant sections has been registered against the accused trio.
Further investigation is underway.