Shah Rukh Khan stopped for hours, fined by customs at Mumbai airport; Here's why
Mumbai: Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan was on Friday stopped for hours by customs officials at the Mumbai airport for reportedly carrying expensive watches worth Rs. 18 lakh.
Khan was reportedly returning from Sharjah on a private chartered flight when he was stopped by the officials. He had made a quick appearance at an event in Sharjah before returning and landing in trouble at the Mumbai airport, a Times of India report added.
He was then made to pay a fine of Rs. 6.83 lakh as a penalty for custom duty for the expensive watches that he was carrying with him, the report added.
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Rahul, Priyanka Gandhi to visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday: Report
New Delhi, Jul 31: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will visit landslides-hit Wayanad on Thursday and meet several families affected by the natural calamity, sources said.
Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi were scheduled to visit Wayanad Wednesday morning but they put off the visit as authorities informed them that they would not be able to land due to incessant rain and adverse weather conditions.
Congress sources said the two leaders would visit relief camps at the Government Higher Secondary School and St Joseph UP School, Meppadi. They would also visit Dr Moopen’s Medical College, Meppadi.
The devastating series of landslides in Kerala's Wayanad district has claimed at least 132 lives and injured over 200, with the toll expected to rise as rescuers search through the debris, official sources said.
More than 180 people are missing and over 300 houses were completely destroyed in the landslides that hit the Mundakkai and Chooralmala areas of the district, they said.
