New Delhi: Twelve bars of gold are reported to have been recovered from the stomach of a businessman in Delhi. He is said to have 63 year-old.
The man was admitted to hospital following the complaints of vomiting and defecating difficulties.
When surgeons subjected him for an immediate operation they found 12 gold bars in his stomach weighing nearly 400g (14oz).
After the gold was recovered, both police and customs authorities questioned the businessman and seized the gold bars.
While admitting in the hospital the patient said to the doctors that he had swallowed a bottle cap in anger during a fight with his wife.
India, the world’s largest consumer of gold, has been facing a high rate of gold smuggling following the imposition of duties on importing metal. The decision of the Government was to curb the prevailing account shortage.
Last year the Government of India had increased the import duty on gold three times to curb demand for the precious metal. Gold imports, which had mounted to162,000kg in May 2013, was coming down to 19,300kg in November after the hike.

Video on the gold bars found in the stomach of an Indian