Gold worth Rs 27 lakh seized in Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru, Jan 17: In two separate incidents, the customs officials recovered gold worth Rs 27,56,436 from passengers at Mangaluru international airport on Thursday.
The accused has been identified as Abubakar Muhammad (46).
Gold worth Rs 9.80 lakh was found in the inner wear of the passenger who travelled from Dubai in Air India flight. The gold was kept as a paste using chemical.
In another incident, the Customs officials found 549.121 gram gold in Spicejet flight arrived from Dubai. When the officials checked the flight after the passengers alighted, they found the gold which was in paste form, official sources said.
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Youth drowns in Durga falls in Karkala
Udupi (Karnataka), Nov 28: A 19-year-old boy drowned on Thursday while bathing in Durga falls near Karkala, police said.
According to police, a group of seven college students arrived at the falls and were taking bath.
In the afternoon, Joyal Dias slipped and fell into the deep gorge while trying to get into the water to take bath.
When Karkala rural police reached the location, they launched a search. After much effort, they were able to locate and retrieve the body.
Further investigation is on, police said.
