Officials of the Border Security Force (BSF) have foiled a smuggling bid and caught a smuggler with 12 gold biscuits worth Rs 81 lakh on the Indo-Bangladesh border, BSF said in a statement on Monday.
A woman was arrested for allegedly smuggling over 2 kg of gold estimated to be valued at over Rs one crore, concealed in her undergarments, on Monday, said officials of Kozhikode Airport.
In a Facebook post on Saturday, gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh said that the Karnataka Police has taken action based on her complaint against Vijesh Pillai who allegedly tried to threaten her to flee the country after giving up the evidence against Kerala Chief Minister Pina
Opposition Leader in the Kerala State Assembly and senior Congress leader VD Satheesan on Friday sought a reply from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and CPI-M's state secretary MV Govindan on fresh allegations levelled by Swapna Suresh.
"The evidence in Swapna's possession has not been demanded to be released. Swapna was twisting what was said to be authentic. I have not introduced myself as a lawyer," the middleman alleged.
Swapna Suresh on Thursday made explosive claims that she was receiving death threats from CPM secretary Govindan Master who threatened her with dire consequences if she did not stop speaking about Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. She further alleged that Master offered her a hefty amount of
Kerala Gold smuggling case prime accused Swapna Suresh on Thursday made explosive claims that she was receiving death threats from CPM secretary Govindan Master and threatened her with dire consequences if she did not stop speaking about Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
"A member of the crew on an Air India Express flight IX 474 has been taken into custody following an incident involving smuggling. The said individual has been placed on suspension with immediate effect," the airline's statement read.
A CISF officer deployed at the Chennai International Airport recovered about 624gm of gold worth Rs 31 lakh concealed inside a small pouch from a member of the Spicejet security staff on Monday.
An Indian smuggler was caught red-handed with 14 gold biscuits by BSF troops under South Bengal Frontier from their area of responsibility in the Indo-Bangladesh International Border. The total weight of the seized gold is 1.632 kg worth Rs 93,76,464, said the official statement.