DRI seizes gold, iPhones worth Rs 4 cr from 3 passengers at Goa's Manohar International Airport
Panaji (PTI): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized gold and iPhones worth nearly Rs 4 crore from three passengers who arrived at the Manohar International Airport in Goa from Abu Dhabi, an official said.
Passengers Irfan (30) from Uttar Pradesh, Kamran Ahmad (38) from Mumbai and Mohammad Irfan Ghulam (37) from Gujarat were intercepted by the anti-smuggling agency at the airport in North Goa on Friday night, a senior DRI official told PTI on Sunday.
During a search, 5.7 kg of gold in paste form and 28 high-end iPhone 15 Pro Max devices, collectively worth Rs 3.92 crore, were recovered from the trio, he said.
The accused were part of a syndicate operating between Mumbai and Dubai, the official said.
The passengers travelled to Abu Dhabi on October 12 from Mumbai and returned with the goods, which they were trying to sneak in, at the Goa airport.
While the iPhones were wrapped in packets kept in checked-in baggage, the gold paste was concealed in the waistband of two passengers, the official said.
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Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren condoles death of Champai Soren's grandson
Ranchi (PTI): Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Wednesday condoled the death of Veer Soren, grandson of Champai Soren.
Veer Soren died at Kulu in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday. He was 19.
"We are deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the sudden demise of Veer Soren, the grandson of Champai Soren, in Kulu. May the departed soul rest in eternal peace at the feet of Marang Buru, and may the grieving family be granted strength to bear this unbearable sorrow. In this hour of profound grief, we stand with them," Soren posted on X.
Former CM and BJP leader Champai Soren posted on X that his grandson died of a sudden illness in Himachal Pradesh.
"He was rushed to hospital on February 24 following sudden illness but could not be saved," Champai Soren posted on X.
