Published on : 15 Nov 2025, 10:32 am

Bishwanath: In a major operation, Biswanath district police arrested two persons for possessing a copper plate with the 1818 seal of the British East India Company and symbols of the British monarchy. The arrests were made by Gingia Police in a planned operation in which officers posed as buyers to trap the suspects.

The accused have been identified as Hemanta Gogoi of Madhupur, Biswanath, and Mintu Bora (Kanu) of Barkura. According to officials, the duo had brought the copper plate from Karbi Anglong with the intention of selling it in Biswanath for Rs 20 lakh.

The seized copper plate has a number of historical markers on it. It bears the name of one Lobkush Das, said to be a district collector of Barisal, now in present-day Bangladesh, durin

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