Gold seized at Hyderabad airport
Hyderabad: A domestic air passenger who had concealed gold in paste form inside his rectum was caught at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Customs officials said on Wednesday.
The male passenger had reached Hyderabad from Imphal by Indigo Flight 6E187 on Tuesday.
Acting on a tip-off, the Customs officials apprehended the passenger and recovered 975.16 grams of gold in paste form which he had concealed in his rectum. The gold was valued at Rs 50.70 lakh.
A case of gold smuggling was booked against the passenger.
This is the first case of a domestic passenger being caught smuggling gold at Hyderabad airport. In the majority of the cases, passengers coming from Dubai and some other destinations in the Gulf are found illegally carrying gold.
This is the second case of gold smuggling detected at Hyderabad airport in less than a week. On February 19, a male passenger who arrived from Dubai was caught with 394.18 gms of gold valued at Rs 20.40 lakh. The gold in paste form was concealed between sheets of corrugated boxes.
Tuesday’s recovery is also the latest case in which a passenger was found carrying gold in his rectum.
On January 11, 1.48 kg gold valued at Rs 72.80 lakh was seized from three women passengers who arrived from Dubai. One of them had concealed the gold in her rectum.
In the last week of December, Customs officials had recovered 1.19 kg gold valued at Rs 59.23 lakh from a passenger who had concealed it in his rectum. The male passenger had arrived from Dubai.
Next Story :
-
Telangana Govt Seeks PMAY Fund Boost As 80% Of State Turns Urban
![Telangana Govt Seeks PMAY Fund Boost As 80% Of State Turns Urban]()
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (Maxim News): Almost 80 percent of Telangana has turned into an urban State as the government has sent the details of increased Urban Development Authorities to the Centre to seek more funds for the housing program which is one of the six guarantees of the Congress government.
-
WATCH | Six Arrested For Vandalism At Allu Arjun’s House Granted Bail
![WATCH | Six Arrested For Vandalism At Allu Arjun’s House Granted Bail]()
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (Maxim News): The court has granted bail to six individuals accused of the attack on actor Allu Arjun’s residence. The incident, which took place earlier this week, involved protestors from the Osmania University Joint Action Committee (OU JAC) who allegedly hurled stones at the actor’s house, causing property damage. The judge, after receiving the case,…
-
Born In A Remote Area, PV Is A Great Leader Who Rose To The Level Of PM: Kishan
![Born In A Remote Area, PV Is A Great Leader Who Rose To The Level Of PM: Kishan]()
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (Maxim News): Union Minister for Coal and Mines, G.Kishan Reddy has praised Bharat Ratna and former Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao for his outstanding services to the country.
-
ED Notices Likely To KTR Today
![ED Notices Likely To KTR Today]()
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (Maxim News): The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is expected to issue notices today to K.Tarak Rama Rao (KTR), Working President of the BRS in connection with a case related to the Formula-E car racing event.
-
CV Anand Apologizes For Remarks Against National Media
![CV Anand Apologizes For Remarks Against National Media]()
Hyderabad, Dec 23 (Maxim News): Hyderabad Police Commissioner C.V. Anand has apologized. He posted a statement withdrawing his comments to the national media. He said that he lost patience when the national media asked questions about the Sandhya Theater incident.
Now you can get latest stories from Indtoday on Telegram everyday. Click the link to subscribe. Click to follow Indtoday Facebook page and Twitter and on Instagram. For all the latest Hyderabad News updates
