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NAGPUR: A team of Railway Protection Force (RPF) on Saturday intercepted a gutkha consignment worth Rs2.16 lakh which was supposed to be given to distributors in city. The consignment came in the small luggage room of Porbandar-Santragachi Express which arrived on platform number one.A team led by RPF sub-inspector PK Halder intercepted the consignment following the state government's ban on gutkha products after learning that such material was being packaged under the label of 'meethi supari' or sweetened beetle-nut. The consignment was sent from Surat by a person identified as Rahulbhai and was supposed to be received by Kalubhai from Nagpur.RPF post in-charge, Nagpur, BD Ippar said no one came to claim the consignment. "We have slapped section 163 of Railways Act for false declaration against the sender as the gutkha was sent as sweetened beetle-nut as per the booking documents," he said. Ippar added that his force is on alert against gutkha being ferried in the railways.