Smuggled Gold worth Rs 11.16 lakh seized at Mangaluru International Airport
Mangaluru (PTI): Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) here detected gold that was being smuggled by a passenger who arrived from Dubai.
Acting on a definite tip off that a man of Kasaragod origin was smuggling gold on Air India Express flight that arrived from Dubai, the officials subjected him to checking and found 179 gm in paste form worth Rs 11.16 lakh, a customs release here said on Thursday.
The gold in paste form was hidden in bed sheets, pillow covers and Horlicks bottle.
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Man kills father, step-mother over property dispute in Hubballi
Hubballi, Jan 10: A man killed his father and step-mother over a property dispute at Kusugal village in Dharwad district, police said on Friday.
The deceased have been identified as Ashokappa Kobbannavar and his wife Sharadamma.
According to a preliminary investigation, Gangadharappa was fighting with his father over a property owned by him.
Huballi Rural police said Gangadharappa killed them on Thursday and fled the scene.
The police have launched a manhunt for him.
