Gold worth Rs 40 lakh seized from two passengers in Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru, Feb 27: Gold worth over Rs 40 lakh was seized from two passengers in separate incidents at the international airport here, Customs officials said Wednesday.
The two had arrived from Dubai.
In one incident on February 25, 925.54 gm of gold concealed as mercury-coated plates worth Rs 31.10 lakh was found in a electrical toy car in the bag of one of the passengers, officials said.
In the other incident on February 24, foreign origin gold in the form of dust and paste was concealed in the rectum of another passenger, they said.
Gold weighing 304.92 gm worth Rs 10.30 lakh was confiscated from him, they said.
Both the passengers have been arrested and investigations have begun, a press release from the Customs here said.
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Pune influencer deletes Ganeshotsav reel on Hindu-Muslim unity following social media backlash
Pune: A Pune-based content creator Atharva Sudame, who has 1.7 million Instagram followers, deleted a reel promoting social harmony ahead of Ganeshotsav after facing backlash online.
The Hindu reported that the video depicted Sudame as a devotee purchasing a Ganpati idol. A young boy wearing a skullcap delivers lunch to the idol maker, prompting an awkward silence. The idol maker subtly suggests Sudame could buy elsewhere, to which Sudame replies, “My father tells me, you should be the sugar that sweetens kheer and sheer kurma, you should be the brick that builds a temple or a mosque.” The idol maker responds that his own father always made idols with pure intent.
While many praised the reel for its message of unity, others criticised it, calling Sudame “overrated” and accusing him of misrepresenting Pune. “Atharva Sudame has created filth and will have to face consequences,” wrote a Facebook user, while supporters urged him not to remove the video.
On August 25, Sudame deleted the post and apologised, stating he had no intention of hurting religious sentiments. “We have reached a level where talk of Hindu-Muslim unity evokes violence. Yet, it is heartening that even in such an atmosphere we have people like Atharva Sudame who can and do talk about Hindu-Muslim unity,” wrote academic Apoorvanand on X.
Maharashtra minister Ashish Shelar commented that such discrimination is against the Constitution.
