Gold worth Rs 98.68 lakh seized at Mangaluru airport
Mangaluru, Jan 9: Customs officials at Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) here have confiscated 1.579 kg of gold worth Rs 98,68,750 from a passenger who arrived from Abu Dhabi.
A Customs release on Monday said the passenger arrived at the airport by the Abu Dhabi-Mangaluru Air India Express flight today and they found five oval shaped objects concealed in his rectum.
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The objects contained gold in paste form weighing 1.579 kg worth Rs 98,68,750.
The passenger was arrested and produced before the jurisdictional magistrate, the release added.
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Annpurna Devi expresses anguish over girl's rape in TN, urges NCW to act
New Delhi (PTI): Union Minister for Women and Child Development Annpurna Devi on Tuesday expressed her anguish over the alleged gang rape of a girl in Tamil Nadu and urged the National Commission for Women to take immediate cognisance of the matter.
In a post on X, Devi said, "Deeply anguished by this horrific incident. I urge the NCW to take immediate cognisance and act swiftly in coordination with the concerned authorities to ensure the strictest action against all culprits."
Devi said, "Justice must be swift and unsparing — the accused must be brought to book without delay," adding, "the safety, dignity, and justice of every daughter of India remain our highest priority."
"We stand firmly with the survivor and her family in this difficult hour," she said.
Reacting to a post by former Tamil Nadu BJP president K Annamalai, who flagged concerns over the law and order situation in the state, Devi said such incidents "expose grave concerns" under the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam government.
Annamalai, in his post, alleged that a 15-year-old girl from Kanchipuram, who had come to participate in a temple festival near Seyyaru in Tiruvannamalai district, was gangraped.
He said the incident was "deeply shocking and enraging" to him and alleged that such crimes point to a "complete failure" of law and order in Tamil Nadu.
Annamalai demanded immediate arrest of all those involved and the "harshest punishments" for the accused.
He also called for full protection and mental health counselling for the survivor and her family.
