Madras HC orders probe into missing 103 kg gold seized by CBI

Chennai: The Madras High Court has ordered a probe by the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CBCID) into the missing 103.864 kg gold out of 400.47 kg seized by the Central Bureau of Investigation from Surana Corporation Ltd and kept under lock and key.
The 103.864 kg gold was found missing when it was weighed to be handed over to the liquidator of Surana Corporation.
The high court order came on Friday.
The CBI in a curious submission told the court that the gold when it was seized several years back was weighed together and when it was to be handed over to the liquidator each item was weighed individually and hence there was a difference.
According to CBI the seized gold were kept in the vaults of Surana Corporation and the keys were handed over to a special court for CBI cases.
Rejecting an objection raised by the CBI against the CBCID probe as it would bring down the prestige of the organisation, the High Court said all policemen are to be trusted and ordered the probe.