Foreign currencies worth Rs 5.53 lakh seized at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru, Mar 1: Foreign currencies equivalent to Rs 5.53 lakh were seized from a passenger at the international airport here on Monday, said Customs officials.
The passenger Muzakkir Ahamed Faqui Ameda hails from Honnavar of Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka and was about to fly to Dubai, the officials said.
The currencies were hidden in the inner-wear kept in the baggage of the passenger, they said.
The currencies were pound sterling, dollar and Kuwait dinar, they said.
Smuggled foreign currency, valued at Rs. 5.53 lakhs, seized! @cbic_india @blrcustoms @AircusM #Intercepted #IndianCustomsAtWork pic.twitter.com/tonunUTr7i
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Woman duped of Rs 25 lakh in fake Canada visa scam; 1 held
Shimla (PTI): A woman has been arrested from Punjab for allegedly duping another woman of Rs 25 lakhs by promising her to arrange a visa for Canada, police said on Monday.
The accused has been identified as Manju Kumari, a resident of Punjab.
Senior Superintendent of Police SSP Shimla Gaurav Singh said that Manju had contacted the woman several months ago and had promised her to arrange a visa for Canada.
"After this, she asked for money for the same from the victim, which she transferred to her on multiple occasions. However, as time went by, Manju started to make various excuses and ignored her calls," the SSP said.
Upon suspecting being defrauded, the victim's brother registered a complaint, and a case was registered under sections 318 (4) (cheating), 61(2) (criminal conspiracy) and 352 (2) (intentional insults designed to provoke a breach of peace) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), the SSP said.
"Police teams were sent to Haryana and Punjab, but she kept evading arrest as she kept changing her locations as well as her mobile numbers. However, the police teams successfully arrested her on Sunday from a flat located in Kharar in Punjab," he said.
Further investigation into the matter is underway, and the defrauded money is also being recovered, he added.
