Mangaluru: Illegal transportation of gold from abroad: One held
Airport staff arrested for helping illegal transportation
Rs 25 lakh cash, gold worth Rs 45 lakh seized
Mangaluru, September 21: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team has arrested one person at Mangaluru International Airport here on Thursday on charges of illegally transporting gold from abroad. The DRI officials also arrested one staff of the Airport on charges of supporting the illegal transportation of the gold.
The arrested person was identified as Nizar Khader (32) and gold worth Rs 47 lakh was recovered from him.
Based on a tip-off that the gold is being transported from Dubai in Spicejet flight on Thursday at 6.15 pm, the DRI officials conducted the raid. When the DRI officials subjected Khader to check up in the Airport, the officials found 12 gold biscuits and one gold sheet of 1,515.270 grams from a mobile pouch. The gold was covered in plastic tape, officials said.
When the accused was interrogated, the officials were shocked that the airport staff has supported the accused in transporting the gold illegally. In view of this, the DRI officials also arrested the staff and recovered Rs 25 lakh cash from his house. The DRI officials have continued their investigation, said DRI Assistant Director Sreyas.
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Muslims should be deprived of right to vote: Chandrashekhar Swamiji makes controversial statement
Bengaluru: In a controversial statement, Chandrashekhar Swamiji of the Vishva Vokkaliga Maha Samsthana Mutt said that Muslims should be deprived of the right to vote in India.
The remark was made during a protest led by the Bharatiya Kisan Sangh at Freedom Park on Tuesday, which was focused on the Waqf issue. Swamiji suggested that politicians were exploiting the Muslim vote for electoral gains, and proposed the introduction of a law that would strip the Muslim community of voting rights.
He claimed, "Politicians are doing all this for elections. Therefore, a law should be made to ensure that the Muslim community does not have voting power. This will keep them in their place and create conditions for everyone to live in peace."
