Police arrested a man along with 14 gold bars worth Tk 1.43 crore from in front of New Rail Station  in Chattogram city on Friday night.

The arrestee is Uttam Sen, 35, son of Manik Sen of Patia upazila.

Tipped off, police set up a check-post in the area, said Mohammad Mohsin, officer-in-charge of Kotwali Police Station.

Noticing suspicious movement of Uttam, police challenged him and recovered the gold bars.

A case was filed in this connection.

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