Mumbai: Man held for bid to smuggle Rs 1.5 cr-worth diamonds out of country
Mumbai (PTI): The Customs department has arrested a man from the Mumbai international airport for allegedly trying to smuggle diamonds worth Rs 1.49 crore out of the country by hiding them in tea powder pouches kept in his luggage, officials said.
The 30-year-old accused, Mukkim Raza Ashraf Mansuri, was arrested on Wednesday by the Air Intelligence Unit of the Customs department when he was about to fly to Dubai, a Customs official said.
"Mansuri, a resident of Null Bazar area in south Mumbai, was arrested at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport. He was about to travel to Dubai in a private airliner flight. During the checking of his hand baggage, a suspicious packet of a major tea brand was found," he said.
When the packet was opened, 34 diamonds kept in eight small pouches of a branded tea powder were found, the official said.
"The diamonds weighed 1,559.68 carats and were worth Rs 1.49 crore," he said.
During his interrogation, it came to light that Mansuri was promised Rs 5,000 for smuggling the diamonds out of the country, the official said, adding that he has been arrested under the Customs Act.
Officers of Mumbai Air Customs on 9th August seized 1559.6 Carat Natural and Lab grown Diamonds worth Rs 1.49 Cr from an Indian National travelling to Dubai, which were ingeniously concealed inside a tea packet. The passenger is arrested and remanded to Judicial custody. pic.twitter.com/5OL8uG6zf4
— Mumbai Customs-III (@mumbaicus3) August 11, 2023
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4 held for sexually assaulting woman, girl on moving bus after social media alert in UP's Agra
Agra (UP) (PTI): Four people were arrested, after a prompt response by police following a social media alert, for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman and a girl inside a moving bus here, officials said on Tuesday.
According to an official police statement, at 12:27 am on April 27, information was received on the social media platform X about an incident of sexual assault on a bus travelling from Kanpur to Ahmedabad, which was approaching Namner crossing in Agra.
Acting under the direction of Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar, the Agra Police social media team immediately alerted the Rakabganj police station within minutes and coordinated with the victims to confirm the incident and obtain the exact location, it stated.
Police teams launched intensive checking at Namner crossing and intercepted the bus as it reached the spot. The four accused involved in the incident were apprehended on the spot, and legal action was initiated against them, the statement said.
The police said the swift response and coordination between the social media team and field units ensured timely action, bringing relief to the victims and other passengers, who expressed gratitude towards the police, it added.
