Gold worth Rs 23.09 lakh seized at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru, Sep 28: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have seized 461 gm of gold, valued at Rs 23,09,610, from a passenger who arrived here from Dubai.
The officials intercepted the male passenger, hailing from Thiruvananthapuram on Tuesday. He was trying to smuggle the gold concealed in the form of a brown colour coated oil in the motor of a mixer grinder, a Customs release said here Wednesday.
After heating and removing the coating, the gold was formed into a rectangular bar of 24 carats, weighing 461 gm. The gold was seized and further investigation is in progress, the release said.
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Eight-year-old boy from Bengaluru drowns off Murdeshwar beach; One rescued
Bhatkal: An eight-year-old boy, Krithik, got caught amid the forceful sea waves and drowned off the Murdeshwar beach in the taluk on Monday.
The deceased boy was the younger son of KV Reddy, resident of Bidarahalli in Bengaluru.
Reddy and his family arrived at Murdeshwar on Sunday and spent the night here. On Monday morning, the children were playing on the beach near the temple, when a gigantic wave is learned to have hit the shore and washed away two people, Krithik and Vasantha (27).
While Krithik could not be saved, Vasantha was rescued and, found to be seriously ill, taken to the RNS Hospital.
Murdeshwar Police have registered a case and are probing the matter.
The officers have urged people to take precautions while playing on the beach.
