Bengaluru: Customs sleuths detain passenger from Dubai for allegedly smuggling iPhones
Bengaluru: Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport detained a Udupi-based passenger on July 20 for allegedly smuggling 25 iPhones and 5 Apple Watches. The passenger reportedly arrived in the city from Dubai.
The total value of the confiscated goods is estimated to be around Rs. 20 lakhs.
Officials from Bengaluru Customs Air Intelligence, acting on a tip-off, checked a passenger who had arrived on an Emirates flight from Dubai to Bengaluru. They found the iPhones and Apple Watches smuggled from abroad.
According to customs sources, the passenger has been identified as Tabrez Ahmed Golihole of Kundapur taluk in Udupi district.
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The passenger was detained by Bangalore Customs officials after it was discovered that he was carrying illegal goods hidden in his bag. According to the Customs Act of 2016, a maximum of Rs. 50,000 worth of valuables per passenger is allowed.
However, Golihole attempted to illegally transport 25 iPhones and 5 Apple Watches, with each iPhone worth Rs. 1 lakh. Officials estimate a customs duty of Rs. 50,000 for each iPhone.
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Ramdas Athawale backs Fadnavis as Maharashtra CM; says Shinde can shift to Centre
New Delhi, Nov 26: RPI(A) leader Ramdas Athawale, a key BJP ally, on Tuesday called for a quick decision on the next chief minister of Maharashtra and suggested that incumbent Eknath Shinde should shift to the Centre as a Union minister.
Addressing a press conference here, Athawale also backed senior BJP leader Devendra Fadnavis as the next chief minister of Maharashtra, contending that the saffron party won the maximum number of seats in the 288-member Assembly and should have the right to the top executive post in the state.
He said a peculiar situation has arisen in Maharashtra where BJP leaders want Fadnavis as the chief minister, while Shiv Sena leaders want Shinde to continue in the post, citing the good work he has done over the last two and a half years.
Athawale, the Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment, said NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has declared that he was not in the race for the chief minister.
"We need to resolve this matter, without any further delay. The election results were announced on November 23 and we should have had the oath of the new chief minister on November 26, the Constitution Day," Athawale said.
Backing Fadnavis for the post of chief minister, Athawale said Shinde can become the deputy chief minister or shift to the Centre and join the government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Athawale said his RPI(A) has a presence in every part of the state, but unfortunately lost the two seats -- Dharavi and Kalina -- offered to it in the recent Maharashtra Assembly elections.
He demanded that an RPI member be made an MLC and a minister in the state government.
The BJP-led Mahayuti won a landslide victory in the Maharashtra Assembly elections winning 235 seats in the 288-member House. The BJP won 132 seats, followed by Shinde-led Shiv Sena (57) and Ajit Pawar-led NCP (41). Smaller parties, who are part of the alliance, won five seats.
