The Chithode police seized 500 grams gold and 18,300 US dollars (₹15.73 lakh) from a man travelling in an omnibus to Coimbatore on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off that a suspect involved in a robbery in Hyderabad was on the bus, the police intercepted it near Chithode on the Salem–Coimbatore National Highway and checked the passengers’ baggage. They discovered the gold and foreign currency in the possession of a man identified as Pugalavasan from Coimbatore. The police seized the bag and took him into custody. The Hyderabad police were alerted and further inquiry is on.
