Former Army Major arrested with consignment of 52-kg #gold bars

From barracks to polo grounds to the confines of a prison, it’s been an eventful journey for 37-year-old Saurabh Saharan, a former Major in the Indian Army, who was arrested in Ahmedabad on Sunday with a consignment of 52-kg gold bars.

A Major in 61st Cavalry, he was court-martialled for violating Army Rules by having a relationship with a US woman, who later alleged that the Major had duped her of lakhs of rupees. He dons several hats: he is an international polo player and runs a polo club, is an animal rights activist involved in saving tigers.