Illegal gold worth over Rs. 9 lac seized from passenger at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru: Security and custom officials at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wedensday seized 233.18 grams of Gold from a passenger arriving from Dubai on an Air India flight. The gold was being illegally smuggled by the passenger.
The arrested person has been identified as Mohammed Mahir Patla (24), a resident of Patla in Kasargod. Mahir had reportedly concealed the gold in strips under a rechargeable torch and solar sensor.
Mahir was checked by the custom officials upon suspicion and the officials found 233.18 gram of illegal gold concealed in his luggage. The seized gold is estimated to be worth Rs. 9.39 lac.
A case has been registered and further investigations are underway.
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Manipal: Two held within 11 hours in bike theft case
Manipal: The Manipal police arrested two accused within 11 hours of registering a bike theft case following a swift investigation.
The accused have been identified as Sharath (26) and Ganesh (31), residents of Netaji Nagar in 80 Badagabettu village.
According to police, a complaint was filed after a motorcycle belonging to Sudarshan was stolen on February 21. The bike had been parked near Veera Maruti Bhajana Mandir in Rahul Nagar, Badagabettu village.
According to the complaint, police traced and arrested the accused and recovered the stolen motorcycle from their possession. The duo was later produced before a court and remanded to judicial custody.
Police said over 11 theft cases have been registered against the accused at various police stations, including Manipal, Udupi City, Bhadravati, Koppa, Thirthahalli, Madikeri and Tumakuru.
Further investigation is under way.
