2 arrested with Rs 1.18 crore worth gold at Chandigarh international airport
2 arrested with Rs 1.18 crore worth gold at Chandigarh International Airport Sleuths of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested two persons with 3.862 kg of the yellow metal, worth around Rs 1.18 crore, at the Chandigarh international airport at Mohali on Monday. The accused, Jagdeep Singh from Nawanshahr and Rajesh Gupta from Jalandhar, were travelling on a flight from Sharjah to Chandigarh. According to sources, the booty was found concealed in the sole of the footwear of both accused. “One of them was wearing slippers, while the other was wearing shoes. Both of them had hidden gold biscuits in the sole of their footwear,” said the sources. “They told DRI officials that they were carrying gold for a person residing in Jalandhar,” said the sources, adding that both accused claimed that the key person had sent them on a fun trip to the Gulf for four days free of cost. “No money was to be given to the accused for their job. Both of them fell prey to the gold smuggler for a free foreign trip,” said the sources. -PTC News
