Gold worth Rs 53.5 lakh seized at Mangaluru Airport
Mangaluru, Feb 18: Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) on Thursday seized gold weighing over 1 kg from two passengers including a woman.
The value of the seized gold is Rs 53.5 lakh, a customs release here said.
The two were found with 1.103 kg gold in a sanitary napkin, while 0.404 kg gold was hidden in pouches.
The customs had on February 11 seized 200 grams gold worth Rs 10 lakh that was being smuggled by two passengers belonging to Bhatkal.
They had concealed the gold in their trouser waist band and side seams, along with concealing it in the trouser buttons and rivets.
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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.
