North Lakhimpur, Nov. 5 -- Lakhimpur Police arrested a woman passenger at Harmuti railway junction on Wednesday for allegedly attempting to transport four counterfeit gold artefacts to West Bengal by train.

The woman, identified as Jaynas Parvin, a resident of Daulatpur under Laluk, was detained on the railway platform while preparing to board a train heading towards New Jalpaiguri.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team led by Anupam Chetia, Officer-in-Charge of Harmuti Police Outpost, intercepted the passenger and seized four small pitcher-shaped artefacts. The items were found to be made of fake gold and were allegedly being taken outside Assam for sale.

The seizure has brought attention to a possible shift in the methods used by counte...