Smuggling

This Actress Earned ₹12 Lakh In Each Dubai Trip By Smuggling Gold

06 Mar 2025

A startling case of alleged gold smuggling has rocked the film industry in Karnataka. Ranya Rao, a popular Kannada actress, was arrested at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport on Wednesday after authorities intercepted her carrying gold bars worth approximately ₹12.56 crore, weighing nearly 15 kilograms. Incident Details Rao, reportedly the stepdaughter...

‘Assam Smuggling Shocker’: 19 Dogs Packed In Sacks, Locked In Room For Sale

05 Nov 2024

In a recent anti-smuggling operation, Assam police rescued 19 dogs intended for illegal sale in the Mangaldoi area, Darrang district. Acting on a tip-off, authorities initiated a raid, successfully tracing and freeing the dogs, who had been tightly packed in sacks and locked in a room. The rescue, which saved...

Pakistan International Airlines Crew Member Caught Smuggling Saudi Currency

29 Jul 2024

A female flight attendant from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) has been placed on judicial remand after being apprehended for smuggling foreign currency at an international airport in Punjab province. The customs officials detained the suspect on Friday after discovering a substantial amount of Saudi riyals concealed in her socks during...

Two held for smuggling Leopard skin by STF

06 Apr 2024

Special Task Force (STF) apprehended two individuals from Odisha's Kalahandi district for smuggling leopard skin. The accused were identified as Chakra Benal (45) hailing from Village Talbora and Purna Chandra (39) hailing from Village Patang Pada of the district. STF conducted a raid near Narla Railway Station in Kalahandi district...

Cattle smuggling case: Delhi court extends judicial custody of TMC’s Anubrata Mondal till 4 May

01 May 2023

The Delhi Court on Monday extended the judicial custody of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Anubrata Mondal till 4 May in connection with the cattle smuggling case. Meanwhile, the arguments on his application seeking his transfer from Delhi to Asansol Correctional Home (West Bengal) are underway. In March, the TMC's Birbhum...

Gold worth over Rs 65 lakh seized at Hyderabad airport

28 Mar 2023

As per recent reports, the Customs department seized smuggled gold weighing over 4 kg at Hyderabad airport in two separate incidents. In one of the incidents, gold worth Rs 65 lakh was seized from two passengers who had come from Dubai at Hyderabad's Rajiv Gandhi International Airport on Tuesday, said...

Police confiscate 3000 bottles of cough syrup in Assam

09 Mar 2023

Police seized about 3000 bottles of cough syrup in the Karimganj district of Assam on Thursday. As per reports, the truck driver has been arrested by police in Churaibari, Karimganj district. Niranjan Das, who's in-charge of Churaibai police watch post, said the police team nabbed the driver as well as...

Kerala’s governor charges CM’s office with patronising smuggling

03 Nov 2022

Arif Mohammad Khan, the governor, and the Left Democratic Front government in Kerala have been at odds for some time. On Thursday, Khan accused the office of Pinarayi Vijayan, the chief minister, of patronising smuggling. His secretary was removed. Now books are also being written about it. People sitting in...

CBI raids three houses of West Bengal Minister Moloy Ghatak

07 Sep 2022

In connection with the coal smuggling case, a team of CBI officials raided the three homes of West Bengal law minister Moloy Ghatak in Asansol on Wednesday. Raids are being carried out in seven different locations across the state, including Asansol and Kolkata. Moloy Ghatak had previously been questioned by...

4 arrested in connection with leopard skin smuggling

06 Sep 2022

In connection with leopard skin smuggling, four people have been apprehended by the Forest Department West from Nashik. The leopard skin has been recovered from the arrested people and the possibility of any international links is being investigated. "Forest Dept West apprehended leopard skin smugglers from lgatpuri Aboli village in...

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