Bengaluru: Customs sleuths detain passenger from Dubai for allegedly smuggling iPhones
Bengaluru: Customs officials at Kempegowda International Airport detained a Udupi-based passenger on July 20 for allegedly smuggling 25 iPhones and 5 Apple Watches. The passenger reportedly arrived in the city from Dubai.
The total value of the confiscated goods is estimated to be around Rs. 20 lakhs.
Officials from Bengaluru Customs Air Intelligence, acting on a tip-off, checked a passenger who had arrived on an Emirates flight from Dubai to Bengaluru. They found the iPhones and Apple Watches smuggled from abroad.
According to customs sources, the passenger has been identified as Tabrez Ahmed Golihole of Kundapur taluk in Udupi district.
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The passenger was detained by Bangalore Customs officials after it was discovered that he was carrying illegal goods hidden in his bag. According to the Customs Act of 2016, a maximum of Rs. 50,000 worth of valuables per passenger is allowed.
However, Golihole attempted to illegally transport 25 iPhones and 5 Apple Watches, with each iPhone worth Rs. 1 lakh. Officials estimate a customs duty of Rs. 50,000 for each iPhone.
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15 IAS officers transferred in Haryana
Chandigarh (PTI): The Haryana government transferred 15 IAS officers with immediate effect on Wednesday.
Among those who have been transferred are Vineet Garg, Chairman, Haryana State Pollution Control Board. He has been posted as the additional chief secretary to the government's printing and stationery department, relieving Raja Shekhar Vundru of the charge, a government order said.
Ajay Kumar, Deputy Commissioner, Gurugram, has been transferred and posted as the deputy principal secretary-II to the chief minister against a newly-created post.
Pankaj Agarwal, Principal Secretary, Irrigation and Water Resources Department, has been posted as the principal secretary in the architecture department, relieving Apporva Kumar Singh of the charge.
Saket Kumar, Additional Principal Secretary to Chief Minister, Commissioner and Secretary, Development and Panchayats Department, has been transferred and posted as the commissioner and secretary in the archives department, relieving Shekhar Vidyarthi of the charge.
Mani Ram Sharma, Registrar, Cooperative Societies, has been posted as the secretary in the health department, relieving Rippudaman Singh Dhillon of the charge.
