Mangaluru: Gold worth 18 lakh seized at Mangaluru International Airport from Passenger
Mangaluru: Custom Authorities at Mangaluru International Airport on Tuesday seized gold worth 18 lakh rupees from a passenger who arrived at the airport from Dubai.
The passenger arrived with 483.57 grams of Gold on an Air India flight. He was held during security check.
The officials arrested the passenger, seized the gold and are investigating the matter. The gold was wrapped around the waist of the passenger in three packets.
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Bengaluru: KAS officer, driver caught in Rs 30 lakh bribe case
Bengaluru: Lokayukta police have arrested a KAS officer and his driver for allegedly demanding and accepting a Rs 30 lakh bribe to pass a favourable order in a pending RRT case.
The accused have been identified as Nagaprashanth (KAS), serving as Special Assistant Commissioner (North) and Special Land Acquisition Officer-1, KIADB, and Kumar, a driver associated with his office, Deccan Herald reported.
Based on a complaint by Ravi Kumar, a resident of Attur in Yelahanka, Lokayukta team laid a trap.
According to investigators, the accused had demanded Rs 30 lakh, of which Rs 15 lakh was allegedly collected earlier by the driver on the officer’s instructions.
On Wednesday, the driver was caught red-handed while accepting the remaining Rs 15 lakh, leading to the arrest of both him and the officer.
Both accused have been taken into custody, and further investigation is underway.
