Three men were arrested with 54 kg gold, valued at Rs 16 crore, at the Kempegowda international airport here late Saturday, police said. Also Read - Smart City Index 2020: Indian Cities Drop in Global Smart City Index; Singapore On Top

“We trapped the accused and seized the gold on a tipoff from Kolkata police that they were on way to Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) via Bangalore by a SpiceJet flight,” Deputy Commissioner of Police (northeast) T.R. Suresh told IANS. Also Read - Before Reporting For Duty, This Bengaluru Cop Teaches Children of Migrant Workers Everyday For An Hour

The accused are Balasubramanya, Ravi Varma and Eshwar Murthy. Though the trio had claimed to be gold merchants, they were not carrying relevant documents in support of the quantity of the yellow metal in their possession. The three have been booked and are being interrogated to ascertain their antecedents and motive behind carrying such huge quantity of gold, Suresh said. IANS Also Read - Bengaluru: Dunzo, Rapido Delivery Boys Arrested For Supplying Marijuana, Synthetic Drugs