LUCKNOW, Oct. 9 -- A passenger was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) at Lucknow railway station for allegedly smuggling foreign-origin gold worth Rs.1.72 crore after 1.202 kg of the precious metal was found concealed in a specially stitched pocket beneath a kneecap he was wearing, officials said on Friday.

Acting on specific intelligence about the transportation of smuggled gold from Howrah to Lucknow via Varanasi, DRI officers intercepted the passenger on platform 5 on October 8, with assistance from the Railway Protection Force (RPF). He had just deboarded the Vande Bharat Express (22489). A search led to the recovery of six pieces of gold - three chains, half a bar and two small cut pieces - weighing a total of...