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Mangalore: Passenger nabbed at airport with 12 gold chains

  •   Sat, Jun 08 2013 05:20:07 PM

Mangalore: Passenger nabbed at airport with 12 gold chains

Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore

Mangalore, Jun 8: Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on Saturday June 8 intercepted and nabbed a passenger at Mangalore International Airport for smuggling gold from Dubai.

The arrested is identified as Sanaulla (48), resident of Bhatkal.

The DRI officials seized 12 gold chains weighing 200 grams, altogether worth Rs 5 lac.

As per the information obtained, Sanaulla arrived at Bajpe airport from Dubai by Jet Airways flight at 7.40 am.

It is said that Sanaulla was trying to escape with his hands full of gold chains hidden under full sleeves shirt. The police on inspection detected the ornaments and seized them.

DRI officials are investigating the case.
  

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  • Raymond Dsouza, Mangalore/Bangalore

    Tue, Jun 11 2013

    The free allowance for jewellery is given in Appendix 'D' of the baggage Rules. Which states:
    Indian passenger who has been residing abroad for over one year.
    (i) Jewellery upto an aggregate value of Rs. 50,000 by a gentleman passenger, or

    (ii) Upto aggregate value of Rs. 1,00,000 by a lady passenger.

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  • Rosario Fernandes, Kallianpur

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    Well, I do not appreciate Sanaulla's act. But the same officer who caught him should prove his honesty by catching a minister looting 5 crores. That will be his achievement.!!!!

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  • austin, mangalore

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    The duty on gold is 8%. At the current rate of INR 27,500 per 10gm, import duty for 200 gms of gold works out to be INR 44,000/AED 3,000. Still a reasonable amount rather 9% compared to the 200g gold price of AED 33,000. The weblink appears to be outdated as it still shows the import of jewellery free of duty as INR 10, 000 for male, INR 50,000 for female, whereas this has been revised to INR 100,000

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  • Ted, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    It is 50k for men and 100k for women as per the latest guidelines.

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  • mohammad, mangalore/saudi

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    Mr. Ted, nothing from your specified website will match with what you face when go through the airport.

    One of my friend brought gold worth 1 lakh and paid in customs duty around 45000 rupees. so it means custom duty for one gram of gold is around 1100 rs. While the gold rate per gram is 2600rs.
    is this peanut??!!

    And this happened in mumbai airport, his gold was in airport custody and it was released after he paid the duty charge of 45000. But the officials there did not seize the gold nor they called him smuggler.

    What the mangalore officials are trying to be, a superman? Why not have some training from Mumbai Officials.

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  • Arif, Mangaluru/Dubai

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    Even if one d the gold, I heard that they going to charge us whatever they please. Is there anything we can do from our side to prove that that they can charge only Rs.255 per 10 gram (for tola bars).

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  • Jawar D'Souza, M'lore/Doha

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    You can only argue and waste your precious time, he will try to open another can of worms, so better bargain on the bribe which you will have a upper hand for money is with you.

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  • Jawar D'Souza, M'lore/Doha

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    My dear NRE friends I have written many times why we should take excess gold etc but human avarice is so much that we are tempted to do it. So I suggest that take what ever you want, tell the custom officer, agree on a bribe and get lost from there. Now some people will start if every one does like that how will govt earn, this is no time for Ghandism be smart. Its like me driving on a street saying speed limit 80 K.M. where there are no Speed Monitor's, I am the only one left behind all the other's are having a hot meal at home. Mind you I did the same for my 42" 3D, though I am not proud.

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  • ashwin colaco, Mangalore / Global citizen

    Mon, Jun 10 2013

    @Jawhar Dsouza -
    well i must acknowledge on this site i dd the same , i paid for a TV just like you because i wanted to get out early.. A few months earlier i came through Bombay airport and paid the duty throught the channel after arguing and showing them the bill .. but the feeling was gd sir.. if we can skip the hot meal for once and do our respective duties well really help in contributing to the system
    regards

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  • sc crasta, mangalore

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    custom officers has to put tax on his gold and proper investigation.if all correct his gold chain has to release bcs its his mehanat ka paisa

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  • Thomas Pascal Andrade, Valencia / Toronto

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    The poor guy must have thought of saving some money so did not .The gold. I am sure he brought those chains for his family members, otherwise he would have brought gold bars. If he had hid it, he would not have paid full duty but less than what he had to pay and that money would have surely gone to the pocket of the officer on duty. If they brand these Gulf-returnees as smugglers, what do we have to call those officers at the Customs, who without an iota of guilty feelings and shyness bargain for their share from the travelers?
    Whenever I had to pay towards the custom duty, I never received receipt for the amount I paid, which was always pocketed by the officers. If the duty amount does not go to the government exchequer, what is the point in declaring our things and grease the palms of corrupt customer officers?

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  • Shammi, Karnataka

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    All the smugglers are inside mangalore n mumbai airports.Please stop calling innocent passengers as smugglers,when you can't catch One Dawud Ibrahim whose bones might now be almost weak,simply boast of sanaullas n all.Fake authorities n their so called fake laws.

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  • Ted, Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    Sanaulla is legally allowed to bring up to Rs 50,000 worth of gold duty free and , up to 10 Kg of gold by paying a duty @ Rs.250 per 10 gram.

    Sanaulla had to pay the duty for Rs 450,000(177gm) worth of gold which amounts to Rs 4,430 = AED 285 (which is peanuts for someone who can afford 5 lac gold)

    Why did Sanaulla have to hide gold chains under his shirt ? He may be ignorant and innocent but,

    The customs officials may have assumed that he is a professional smuggler and nabbed him for pretending like one.

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  • Dr Madhyastha H K, Balkudru/Japan

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    @ Ted, Mangalore
    Rs 250 tax/10 gms of gold. Can you please give the reference (or at least link) of custom act. Or daijiworld can help general public about the custom law im simplified english.

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  • Ted, Mangalore

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    Official Mumbai Customs site

    http://www.mumbaicustoms3.gov.in/htmldocs/indian.htm#gold

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  • Allan, Maangalore

    Sun, Jun 09 2013

    Last week I arrived from Dubai to Mangalore., I bought Gold necklace worth 62 gms, I showed to Custom officer and he told me I have to pay custom duty at the rate of 35percent,then one loader came to me and told me he will talk to custom officer to reduce custom., then they asked me to pay RS 5,000.Custom officers and loaders are in one gang, they trap the Passenger who bring valuable items and show them for paying custom,and they loot the customers., thanks to DW readers who give us proper information about the custom duty.

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  • Gabriel Francis ( Gabbu), Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    IN the name of unfair laws and rules of our country designed by looters ( our leaders), custom officials are looting hard earned wealth by working abroad.

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  • Mustafa, Mangalore/Dubai

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    Idiot act by Mangalore Airport officials.Why they put NRE passenger behind the bars? Did he steal or do crime anything? 200grams gold is common.. He should be released and Customs officer should be punished. They are just telling 12 chains but it may 6 pairs of chains.
    2-3 months before i went to India, i was carrying a Music System which was about 15000Rs value, he asked me for 3000Rs Lancha, as i was not carrying receipt for the same- i couldn't fight with him. If you are not going to bribe, then he threatened me to open&check all my other baggage as well. Finally, i paid 1700Rs as bribe...
    I laughed at myself when giving bribe because-that arrogant & shameless Custom officer was standing in front of a board which was reading -Do not give bribe, if anybody asking for bribe inform us at .....!!
    I think Customs Officer name derived from the Kannada word -Kashtada Officer....!!

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  • ನ್ಯಾಯಕ್ಕಾಗಿ , ಅಬುಧಾಬಿ / ಉಬಾರ್

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    Agree with Mr.Raj... whoever commenting negetively doesn't even get a close look of a plane i guess..forget about the ongoings of the airport in view...
    then how can we expect fair commnets from them?

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  • Lester Dsouza, Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 08 2013


    How can one say gold is smuggled by him? He might have bought this gold from his hard earned money.

    I fully agree with Vinod Dias and B Satheesh

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  • Bsatheesh, udupi/dubai

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    manglore customs looking at nre passengers like if they criminals.They put hand inside my pocket and found ear ring of my kid and tried to got some money from me.I started shouting with big voice than they let me go.No co-passengers came to my moral support.evry passenger was in hurry to exit the custom office.Why we NRE are so neglected by govt?Its our hard earnd money leaving our happiness,family back home.No justice for us?

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  • Ifthikhar, Mangalore / KSA

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    200 grams of gold he brought with his hard earned money to his mother & sisters is nothing. Custom authorities can collect the tax due from him let him go to meet his family. It is human nature to evade paying tax etc. Even the spouse of our last president had a case registered for evading tax. It is not a very big crime. Those who loot state's property go scot-free but a common man gets arrested for silly mistake.

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  • Mohan H Naik, Mangaluru

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    I completely agree with Raj. Could not express in better words.

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  • Vinod Dias, Bantwal

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    This is very disgusting!!!!!. The people going abroad to bring wealth to our country, and these crooked officers catching them like thieves. It happens to every Expatriate. These officers are not clean minded. These customs officers are looting the poor people.

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  • Raj, India / Mangalore

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    Mr. Robin u people sit quiet while Politicians loot tax paid by you n want to punish the guy who is bringing wealth to this country by his hard earned money. Even he pays the Tax it will end up in some luxury of a Minister. Disgusting

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  • haris, dubai

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    Sananulla should be punished no doubt in that. But top Politicians who looted Karnataka are still enjoying royal life.

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  • Robin steevan, Kudla

    Sat, Jun 08 2013

    A VERY GOOD JOB DONE BY REVENUE INTELLIGENCE OFFICIALS. SANAULLAH SHOULD BE PUNISHED SEVERELY AS PER THE LAW.

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