Custom officials at Mangaluru Airport seize gold worth nearly 32 lakh rupees from passenger
Mangaluru: Custom officials at the Mangaluru International Airport on Saturday seized gold worth lakhs of rupees that was being illegally smuggled by a passenger. The officials have taken the passenger into their custody.
The accused has been identified as Mohammed Arshad, a resident of Bengre Kasaba.
According to the reports, the accused arrived on an Air India flight at the airport from Dubai. The gold weighing 664 grams worth rupees 31,73,920 was seized from him during the custom checking after arriving at the airport.
The officials said the gold was being smuggled mixed with gum and in powder form.
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Karnataka: Commercial tax deputy commissioner caught taking Rs 6 lakh bribe
Hubballi (Karnataka) (PTI): The Deputy Commissioner of the Commercial Tax Department, Bharath Kumar Hegde, was caught on Monday while allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 6 lakh, Lokayukta officials said.
Hegde, 48, was trapped while receiving the money from Ankola-based businessman Vishwajit Nayak, 53, following a complaint lodged with the Lokayukta, Bengaluru Lokayukta Superintendent of Police Shiv Prakash Devaraj told PTI.
“Acting on a credible complaint, our team conducted a trap and caught the accused officer while accepting Rs 6 lakh,” he said.
According to officials, Nayak had purchased eight tipper trucks in 2019 and was eligible for an Input Tax Credit (ITC) of around Rs 60 lakh, of which he had claimed Rs 34 lakh.
The Commercial Tax Department had registered a case alleging that the ITC was claimed illegally and had initiated an inquiry.
Nayak had been summoned four times earlier for questioning and was called again earlier on Monday.
It is alleged that the officer demanded a bribe of Rs 10 lakh, but finally settled for Rs 6 lakh to close the case.
“A team led by Bengaluru Lokayukta SP Shiv Prakash Devaraj carried out the operation and secured the accused during the transaction,” a Lokayukta official said.
“We have registered a case, and the investigation is in progress,” he added.
