Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has failed to unravel the mystery behind 52kg gold and Rs 11 crore found in an abandoned car at Mendori in Bhopal.
It happened after the efforts of Special Establishment Police (SPE) of Lokayukta to find the culprits associated with the gold and cash came to naught.
Former constable of the Transport Department Saurabh Sharma and his cohorts, Chetan and Sharad, remained tight-lipped about it.
According to sources, when the ED sleuths quizzed the trio, they said they had nothing to do with the gold and cash.
Sharma said because he had been out of Bhopal, he had barely any idea about the place from where the gold and cash were smuggled into the city.
Sharma, however, said the car belonged to Chetan, but he knew nothing about the gold and cash found in it.
Similarly, both Chetan and Sharad denied having any idea about the gold and cash. Their silence over the issue has created a problem for the probe agencies. According to sources, the agencies are trying to find their mobile phone locations on the day when raids were conducted on Sharma’s residential premises.
The probe agencies remained unsuccessful in detecting the person who had parked the car on a vacant plot of land at Mendori. The car loaded with gold and cash was found on the night of December 19. Two months have passed since the incident took place, but the agencies have yet to lay their hands on facts.
Although CCTV footage of the car going towards Mendori has come to light, the mystery behind the gold and cash remains unsolved.
According to sources, after the end of ED remand, the I-T sleuths, too, may quiz Sharma and his accomplices about it.
