Gold worth Rs 2 crore seized at Mangaluru airport, 4 men arrested by Customs
Bajpe: Customs officers at the Mangaluru International Airport intercepted four people who were smuggling gold strips and seized the gold items worth Rs 2.01 crore from the passengers.
The four arrested men were carrying 3.895 kg of 24-carat quality gold, said sources. They landed in Mangaluru in a flight from Dubai on Thursday.
They had been carrying the rhodium-coated gold strips in their trolley bags, the sources added.
The Customs officers said that further investigation is on, and the four men are being questioned on the matter.
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Death toll in Mundathikode fireworks explosion rises to 16
Thrissur (Kerala) (PTI): One more person who had been hospitalised following the Mundathikode fireworks explosion died at Thrissur Medical College on Sunday, police said.
With this, the death toll in the incident has risen to 16.
According to Thrissur Medical College police, the deceased has been identified as Unnikrishnan from Edappal, who was among the 38 persons present at the fireworks manufacturing unit in Mundathikode where the explosions occurred on April 21.
Police said Unnikrishnan had suffered over 80 per cent burns and had remained in critical condition.
The condition of the two other injured persons remains critical, police said.
Of the 38 persons present at the site, 16 have died, while four remain missing.
The fireworks were being manufactured for Thiruvambady Devaswom as part of the Thrissur Pooram festivities.
The licensee of the unit had also suffered burn injuries and had died earlier.
