Gold smuggling seems to have its own cycle, says Sitharaman
2 years ago

Gold smuggling seems to have its own cycle, says Sitharaman

Hindustan Times  

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said smuggling of gold “seems to have its own cycle” irrespective of high or low customs duty while releasing the latest report on smuggling that showed Myanmar becoming the main transit corridor and China as the origin country for gold smuggling. Can we do lot more data-based, artificial intelligence-based, better mapping of… cycle of gold smuggling into India,” she said at the 65th Founding Day celebrations of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence. Increased surveillance at the international airports has changed the gold smuggling trends in India, with Myanmar becoming the main transit corridor and China, the origin country, the report said. “The geostrategic location and the presence of China and other Southeast Asian countries on either side has been crucial in effectively transforming Myanmar as the transit corridor for smuggling of gold into India,” the report said, while adding that probe in its cases has revealed that Myanmar has now emerged as one of the major transit points of gold being smuggling into India.

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India’s record gold import said to be due to calculation error
5 days, 10 hours ago

India’s record gold import said to be due to calculation error

Deccan Chronicle  

A surge in gold imports that widened India’s trade deficit to a record last month and pushed the rupee to an all-time low was due to an error in calculation, according to people with knowledge of the matter.Officials double-counted gold shipments in warehouses following a change in methodology in July, the people said, asking not to be identified ahead of …

India's Gold Imports Surge 132% in November
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1 week ago

India's Gold Imports Surge 132% in November

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: Gold imports went up 132 per cent in volume terms to 130 tonnes in the month of November. Gold imports in volume terms went up 132 per cent to 130 tonnes in November against 56 tonnes in the same month last year. Silver imports between January and November stood at 7500 tonnes, which was 121 per cent higher than …

Rise in smuggling of gold, cocaine: DRI report
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Rise in smuggling of gold, cocaine: DRI report

Hindustan Times  

India has seen a marked increase in smuggling of cocaine and gold, with borders in the country’s North-East becoming an area of concern and traffickers employing new techniques. On gold smuggling, the DRI report stated that “India has become a major destination for illicit gold imports, with gold and silver predominantly originating from West Asia, including the UAE and Saudi …

Barter at the border: India's export curbs and price disparity fuel rising illegal trade at the Bangladesh border
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Barter at the border: India's export curbs and price disparity fuel rising illegal trade at the Bangladesh border

New Indian Express  

Since mid-2022, smuggling of gold in exchange for food items has surged along the India-Bangladesh border, driven by India's export restrictions and a significant price disparity between the two countries. India's Border Security Force actively tries to prevent such illegal activities, searching vehicles for smuggled goods like gold, drugs, and food staples, including sugar and onions. Despite India reducing its …

How customs officers seized gold bar worth ₹9 lakh hidden inside cream box at Delhi’s IGI airport
3 weeks, 5 days ago

How customs officers seized gold bar worth ₹9 lakh hidden inside cream box at Delhi’s IGI airport

Live Mint  

Delhi customs officials seized 117 grams of gold worth around ₹9.5 lakh from a person travelling to Delhi from Riyad at Indira Gandhi International airport. Customs officials received information about a massive gold smuggling attempt, which led to strict checking at the IGI airport. Further examination of the baggage led to the recovery of a silver-coloured gold bar, weighing 117.00 …

What action taken by state govt, CM against gold smugglers, asks Kerala Governor Arif Khan
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What action taken by state govt, CM against gold smugglers, asks Kerala Governor Arif Khan

New Indian Express  

PALAKKAD: Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Tuesday asked what action has been taken by the ruling Left government or Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, who holds the "reins of power", against the groups smuggling gold into the state and using money from it for "anti-national activities". "He should come forward and tell us what action has been taken by the …

Gold, Silver Prices Today: Check Latest Bullion Rates In Your City on July 27
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Gold, Silver Prices Today: Check Latest Bullion Rates In Your City on July 27

News 18  

Gold Rate Today In India: On July 27, gold prices in India fell and continued to trade below Rs 70,000 per 10 grams. The basic customs duty on coins of precious metals, gold/silver findings, and gold and silver bars was reduced to 6 per cent from 15 per cent. Gold rate today in India: Retail gold price on July 28 …

Chennai-Sri Lanka gold smuggling racket: Vigil up in airports
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Chennai-Sri Lanka gold smuggling racket: Vigil up in airports

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: After the Chennai customs identified the gold smuggling modus operandi that involves transit passengers and the staff of a shop at the airport, specific instructions have been given to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and customs officials across India to review identical loopholes at all airports. Multiple sources confirmed the alert was given by top officials in DRI’s headquarters …

Gold smuggling bust sparks political row
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Gold smuggling bust sparks political row

Hindustan Times  

A political controversy has erupted between the DMK and BJP following the busting of gold smuggling syndicate in the Chennai International airport. The Lankan transit passenger who handed over the gold, along with the shop owner Ali and seven other staff of the shop, were arrested, remanded and sent to judicial custody on June 29 The DMK accused a Chennai-based …

Customs foils smuggling bid at Chennai airport, seizes gold worth Rs 7.6 crore, arrests 10
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Customs foils smuggling bid at Chennai airport, seizes gold worth Rs 7.6 crore, arrests 10

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: In a major operation spanning over 24 hours, customs officials at the Chennai international airport busted a coordinated smuggling racket and seized 12.1 kg gold worth Rs 7.58 crore from 10 passengers who had arrived on three separate flights from Dubai and Abu Dhabi. While 10 gold chains weighing 4.65 kg and worth Rs 2.9 crore were found concealed …

Gold rush: Ground staff join transit passengers in gaming the system
6 months, 1 week ago

Gold rush: Ground staff join transit passengers in gaming the system

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Gold smuggling rackets involving a nexus between passengers transiting through Chennai, especially those who are Singapore or Colombo-bound, and the city airport’s staff have been identified by Customs officials as a ‘menace impacting the economic security of India.’ According to sources, the agency has sought the support of Airports Authority of India and all airlines to help curb this …

Freer gold imports will help rid us of smugglers
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Freer gold imports will help rid us of smugglers

New Indian Express  

Troubled history India has had a troubled history with Gold. Subsequent legislations in 1963 and 1965 banned production of gold jewelry above 14 carat fineness and a gold bond scheme was launched to mop up private gold holdings. Then came Prime Minister Morarji Desai’s Gold Act in 1968, which barred citizens from owning gold in the form of bars and …

Six-fold surge in gold seizures in UP points to hawala link: Officials
8 months, 1 week ago

Six-fold surge in gold seizures in UP points to hawala link: Officials

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Even as customs authorities are trying to dig deep into those who aided the escape of 29 passengers detained at Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport for allegedly smuggling gold on April 3, a staggering six-fold increase in gold seizures in UP during 2023-2024 compared to the previous year is linked to the yellow metal’s use as hawala settlement, said …

Central sleuths on alert as smuggling attempts rise at Lucknow airport
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Central sleuths on alert as smuggling attempts rise at Lucknow airport

Hindustan Times  

Central investigative agencies have gone on high alert after the recent incidents of attempted gold and cigarette smuggling at Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport. Giving credence to the suspicions is the fact that many smugglers hailing from one village of Uttar Pradesh have been caught at approximately 15 airports across the country within a short span of time. Sources within …

Gold worth over ₹66 lakh seized at Lucknow airport
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Gold worth over ₹66 lakh seized at Lucknow airport

Hindustan Times  

The Customs Department seized gold worth ₹66.93 lakh from a passenger on a flight arriving from Bangkok at Chaudhary Charan Singh Airport in Lucknow on Sunday. An official of Lucknow airport on condition of anonymity said, “The surge in gold smuggling at Lucknow Airport is accompanied by a parallel increase in the smuggling of cigarettes. From concealing gold within the …

The hike in import duties for gold, silver findings | Explained
10 months, 2 weeks ago

The hike in import duties for gold, silver findings | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: In a move towards standardisation and preventing the circumvention of duty, the Finance Ministry on Tuesday hiked import duties on gold and silver findings and coins of precious metal to 15%. As observed in the Ministry of Commerce’s Trade Stat database, import of unwrought gold and/or gold in semi-manufactured form in October 2023 rose 95.41% on …

Search on for controllers of gold smuggling syndicate
1 year, 1 month ago

Search on for controllers of gold smuggling syndicate

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Various zonal units of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, including the one in Mumbai, are working in coordination to nab the main controllers of an international gold smuggling syndicate that has allegedly brought in around 45.4 kg of gold worth over ₹27.5 crore since October. HT Image DRI’s units had seized smuggled gold weighing 45.4 kg during two of …

DRI busts foreign-origin gold smuggling syndicate, arrest 6 persons
1 year, 3 months ago

DRI busts foreign-origin gold smuggling syndicate, arrest 6 persons

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Around 7.4 kg of foreign-origin gold worth ₹4.51 crore was seized by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence ’s Mumbai unit at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, Mumbai on Saturday. HT Image The DRI busted a syndicate allegedly involved in smuggling gold dust-in-wax and arrested six persons under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962, including two alleged carriers, a …

Smuggled gold worth ₹8 crore seized in Vijayawada
1 year, 7 months ago

Smuggled gold worth ₹8 crore seized in Vijayawada

Deccan Chronicle  

VIJAYAWADA: The Customs here has made a huge seizure of smuggled gold worth ₹8 crores in an early morning operation. Commissioner of the customs commissionerate K. Engineer said the carriers of smuggled gold were split into teams and travelling in a car and in private buses from Chennai to Vijayawada. “Four persons carrying gold with them were arrested under provisions …

Swiss gold or smuggled Zimbabwean gold? No one knows
1 year, 8 months ago

Swiss gold or smuggled Zimbabwean gold? No one knows

Al Jazeera  

A complex gold smuggling and trading system means there is no clean gold, an Al Jazeera investigation shows. The ‘Swiss gold’ stamp Al Jazeera’s undercover reporters, pretending to be Chinese criminals, were offered a range of options to launder more than $100m of dirty cash by multiple smuggling gangs using Zimbabwean gold. “The Dubai gold would for instance be exported …

Zimbabwe to investigate gold smuggling after Al Jazeera expose
1 year, 8 months ago

Zimbabwe to investigate gold smuggling after Al Jazeera expose

Al Jazeera  

The government of Zimbabwe says it will launch investigations into several people involved in gold smuggling and money laundering following the release of an undercover Al Jazeera investigation showing high-ranking officials involved in the illicit gold trade. Gold Mafia, a four-part series by the Al Jazeera Investigative Unit, shows among others one of Zimbabwe’s highest-ranking diplomats offering to launder large …

India gold seizures hit three-year high after import duty increase
2 years ago

India gold seizures hit three-year high after import duty increase

Hindustan Times  

Seizures of smuggled gold in India reached a three-year high this year after the government raised the import duty on the precious metal and international flights resumed following Covid-19 curbs. So-called grey market operators try to avoid the import duties by selling gold at discounts to market prices, which in turn forces competing dealers to lower prices. Customs and other …

Go after the big fish behind drug trafficking, use AI to map gold smuggling: Sitharaman
2 years ago

Go after the big fish behind drug trafficking, use AI to map gold smuggling: Sitharaman

Live Mint  

Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday asked officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence to go after the big fish behind smuggling drugs into the country and to use data and artificial intelligence extensively to map gold smuggling. The minister said at an event held in the capital to mark the founding day of the DRI that she has been …

Catching small fry not enough to inspire public confidence in war against drugs: Sitharaman to DRI officers
2 years ago

Catching small fry not enough to inspire public confidence in war against drugs: Sitharaman to DRI officers

The Hindu  

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on December 5 urged investigative agencies like the Department of Revenue Intelligence to capture the masterminds behind the proliferating smuggling of drugs like cocaine into the country, stressing that just nabbing mules and peddlers is not enough to engender public confidence in actions against the drug menace. While some detection may be due to ‘actionable intelligence’ …

Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka
2 years, 2 months ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: SC seeks response from Kerala to transfer case to Karnataka

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on October 10, 2022 sought a response from Kerala on a plea by the Enforcement Directorate to transfer the Kerala gold smuggling case to a court in neighbouring Karnataka. Lalit and Justice S. Ravindra Bhat impleaded the State of Kerala and asked it to file its reply by the end of the week and scheduled the case …

Intelligence agency seizes 121 kg gold smuggled across India's border via northeast states
2 years, 2 months ago

Intelligence agency seizes 121 kg gold smuggled across India's border via northeast states

India Today  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence seized 121 kilograms of gold in 11 separate cases in September. Acting on specific intelligence and in three coordinated interceptions at Patna, Delhi and Mumbai, the DRI seized 65.46 kg of foreign-origin gold worth Rs 33.40 crore. In yet another case where the same route was used to smuggle gold, the DRI seized foreign-origin gold …

Gold smuggling: The law is a bit brittle
2 years, 4 months ago

Gold smuggling: The law is a bit brittle

The Hindu  

A toothless Customs law has apparently emboldened many young people to get into smuggling. “The move to invoke the Unlawful Activities Act against those involved in smuggling cases hasn’t come to fruition, though smugglers remain a threat to our economic security. We have no option but to temporarily invoke the easily bailable sections of the Customs Act against the suspects,” …

Gold smuggling in one decade: Kerala ranks third in country
2 years, 4 months ago

Gold smuggling in one decade: Kerala ranks third in country

The Hindu  

Though Kerala has the dubious distinction of being a ‘smugglers’ paradise’ with four international airports in a small geographical area and a large overseas diaspora, the data available with the Centre reveals that the State ranks only third with regard to gold smuggling cases registered in the country in the last 10 years. As per the data available with the …

Gold, other items put under Customs’ controlled delivery regulation: Check list
2 years, 5 months ago

Gold, other items put under Customs’ controlled delivery regulation: Check list

Hindustan Times  

The customs department on Thursday issued controlled delivery regulations, authorising officers to track suspicious consignments of items, including gold and drugs among others. A gold industry expert said the regulations were brought in as gold imports were rising and there were chances of an increase in smuggling activities. The department also issued a list of items under the controlled delivery …

Gold price to go up after import duty hike? All you need to know
2 years, 5 months ago

Gold price to go up after import duty hike? All you need to know

India Today  

The central government on Friday announced that it has raised its basic import duty on gold to 12.5 per cent from 7.5 per cent. The duty hike would lift gold prices and moderate demand in India, which could weigh on global prices. In the short-term gold demand could fall but in the long run demand would remain strong and imports …

Gold Import Duty Hiked by 5%: Will Gold Prices Increase? Know How it Will Impact Investors
2 years, 5 months ago

Gold Import Duty Hiked by 5%: Will Gold Prices Increase? Know How it Will Impact Investors

News 18  

India has hiked the basic import duty on gold to 12.5 per cent from 7.5 per cent, the Union government said in a gazetted notification on June 30. Why Govt Hikes Import Duty on Gold India’s trade deficit ballooned to $24.29 billion from $6.53 billion in a year, according to the data released by the government. The total effective import …

Import tax on gold hiked, prices see biggest jump in 4 months
2 years, 5 months ago

Import tax on gold hiked, prices see biggest jump in 4 months

Live Mint  

India has raised its basic import duty on gold, pushing domestic prices sharply higher today. Official imports of gold into India remained strong at 98 tonnes in May, significantly higher than official imports in April this year and May 2021, according to World Gold Council. Indian monthly official imports from January 2019 to May 2022 Source: World Gold Council Indians …

Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna Suresh challenges MLA KT Jaleel, says will reveal crimes committed by him
2 years, 6 months ago

Kerala gold smuggling case: Accused Swapna Suresh challenges MLA KT Jaleel, says will reveal crimes committed by him

Firstpost  

The gold smuggling case came to light after 30 kg of gold concealed in diplomatic baggage was seized at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport by the Customs Department on 5 July 2020 Kochi: Gold smuggling case accused Swapna Suresh has come out strongly against MLA KT Jaleel days after the latter filed a conspiracy case against her. “I will file a …

Gold smuggling from Gulf continues unabated
2 years, 6 months ago

Gold smuggling from Gulf continues unabated

The Hindu  

Smuggling of gold from Arabian Gulf countries, especially the United Arab Emirates, into the State continues unabated despite an increased vigil by the law enforcement agencies. If some of the links involved in smuggling rackets can be trusted, hardly 10% of the gold brought into the State through Kerala’s airports is seized by the Customs and the police. District Police …

Gold worth Rs 7.5 crores seized by Delhi Customs from two Kenyan men - Delhi News
2 years, 8 months ago

Gold worth Rs 7.5 crores seized by Delhi Customs from two Kenyan men - Delhi News

India Today  

In one of the biggest seizures in the recent past, Customs officers on Monday seized gold worth Rs 7.5 crore at Delhi international airport from two Kenyan men, officials said. The accused were intercepted after they arrived from Nairobi via Addis Ababa on Monday morning, and a search resulted in the recovery of 19 gold bars collectively weighing 15.57 kg …

Air Travel Ban in 2020 Forced Gold Smugglers to Shift Route from Middle East to Myanmar, Says DRI Report
3 years ago

Air Travel Ban in 2020 Forced Gold Smugglers to Shift Route from Middle East to Myanmar, Says DRI Report

News 18  

While the world struggled to adapt to the challenges posed by Covid-19, gold smugglers found new routes to the sneak the precious metal in and out of India during the pandemic in 2020. “The blocking of air routes throughout the lockdown period saw a significant shift in the modus operandi of smugglers from the air routes to the land route …

Air travel banned during pandemic, gold smugglers take land route via Myanmar
3 years ago

Air travel banned during pandemic, gold smugglers take land route via Myanmar

India Today  

The Covid-19 pandemic and the long-drawn lockdown and travel restrictions changed the way gold was smuggled into India. If in the pre-pandemic era air routes and the Middle East nations were the sources of smuggled gold into the country, in the post-pandemic period, the majority of smuggled gold came from Myanmar, India’s neighbouring nation in the northeast, and via the …

Gold Smuggling Not "Terrorist Activity" Under UAPA Though It Threatens Economic Security Of Nation : Kerala High Court
3 years, 1 month ago

Gold Smuggling Not "Terrorist Activity" Under UAPA Though It Threatens Economic Security Of Nation : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ruled that, while gold smuggling could threaten the economic security of a country, the same is not covered by the provisions of the Unlawful Activities Act. A Division Bench of Justice K Vinod Chandran and Justice C Jayachandran made the observation while granting bail to prime accused Swapna Suresh and seven others in the …

Customs seize gold paste at Delhi airport, 2 passengers from Dubai arrested
3 years, 3 months ago

Customs seize gold paste at Delhi airport, 2 passengers from Dubai arrested

India Today  

The Customs Department has recovered 560 grams of gold paste from two passengers at Delhi Airport who arrived from Dubai, officials said. According to customs officials, based on intelligence inputs, 31-year-old Mohammed Umar Ali, a resident of Bihar’s Darbhanga, and 26-year-old Dharmendra Rajbhar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad, were intercepted after they arrived from Dubai to Delhi by flight …

India's Gold Imports Surged 471% to a Record 160 Tonnes in March: Report
3 years, 8 months ago

India's Gold Imports Surged 471% to a Record 160 Tonnes in March: Report

News 18  

India’s gold imports in March surged 471% from a year earlier to a record 160 tonnes, a government source told Reuters on Thursday, as a reduction in import taxes and a correction in prices from record highs drew retail buyers and jewellers. Higher imports by the world’s second-biggest bullion consumer could support benchmark gold prices, which have corrected nearly 17% …

Is Gold Smuggling With Mere Profit Motive A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA? Supreme Court To Examine
3 years, 9 months ago

Is Gold Smuggling With Mere Profit Motive A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA? Supreme Court To Examine

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday decided to examine if gold smuggling falls within the scope of "terrorist activity" under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act 1967. The Court will examine gold smuggling will be included in definition of the a terrorist economic activity under Section 15 of UAPA Act 1967. While refusing to quash the petitioner's FIR, Rajasthan High Court on …

Pinarayi Vijayan involved in Kerala dollar smuggling case, claims customs chief
3 years, 9 months ago

Pinarayi Vijayan involved in Kerala dollar smuggling case, claims customs chief

Firstpost  

Thiruvananthapuram: The Congress on Friday termed as “shocking” Kerala gold smuggling accused Swapna Suresh’s revelations against state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and Assembly Speaker P Sreeramakrishnan that foreign currency was smuggled at their instance. The Customs, probing the case, claimed in the Kerala High Court on Friday that Suresh, prime accused in the gold smuggling case, has made “shocking revelations” …

Kerala CM Involved in Smuggling of Foreign Currency, Gold Racket Accused Revealed: Customs Chief to HC
3 years, 9 months ago

Kerala CM Involved in Smuggling of Foreign Currency, Gold Racket Accused Revealed: Customs Chief to HC

News 18  

Customs commissioner Sumit Kumar, who is investigating the Kerala gold smuggling case, has made the startling claim in a court filing that prime accused Swapna Suresh has given a statement about smuggling of foreign currency at the instance of chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan. Kumar told the High Court in his statement that Suresh, arrested in the case that has embroiled …

Gold Smuggling With A Mere Illegal Profit Motive Not A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA : Kerala High Court
3 years, 10 months ago

Gold Smuggling With A Mere Illegal Profit Motive Not A 'Terrorist Act' Under UAPA : Kerala High Court

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has held that mere act of gold smuggling, which is covered under the Customs Act, will not amount to a "terrorist act" under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act unless the same is done with the intention to threaten the economic security of the nation.Gold smuggling with a mere illegal profit motive will fall within the aforementioned …

Kerala Gold smuggling case: Chargesheet against ex-Principal Secy to Vijayan, assets worth Rs 1.85 cr attached
3 years, 11 months ago

Kerala Gold smuggling case: Chargesheet against ex-Principal Secy to Vijayan, assets worth Rs 1.85 cr attached

India TV News  

The Enforcement Directorate has filed a charge sheet against M Sivashankar, former Principal Secretary to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, in a case related to money laundering. The Enforcement Directorate has also mentioned in the charge sheet that as the investigations conducted by the Customs, ED and CBI in the gold smuggling case are at various stages providing bail to …

Mumbai: Gold worth ₹6.25 cr seized from 2 passengers at Borivali station
4 years ago

Mumbai: Gold worth ₹6.25 cr seized from 2 passengers at Borivali station

Live Mint  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has arrested two passengers at Borivali station for allegedly smuggling gold bars worth ₹6.25 crore, an official said on Tuesday. "Two passengers were checked after they alighted from Golden Temple Special Train on Monday and 12 gold bars weighing 12.02 kilograms were found concealed in a customized jacket worn by them under their shirt. The …

Kerala Gold Smuggling: NIA Conducts Searches at Residences of Five Accused in Case
4 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Gold Smuggling: NIA Conducts Searches at Residences of Five Accused in Case

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency on Friday carried out searches in five places in Kerala in connection with the gold smuggling case relating to the seizure of 30 kg gold in July this year, its spokesperson said here. The searches were conducted at the residences of five accused — Mohamed Aslam, Abdul Latheef, Nazarudheen Sha, Ramzan P and Muhammed Mansoor. These …

Mere Gold Smuggling Not A 'Terrorist Act' Unless Done With Intent To Threaten Economic Security Of India: NIA Court [Read Order]
4 years, 2 months ago

Mere Gold Smuggling Not A 'Terrorist Act' Unless Done With Intent To Threaten Economic Security Of India: NIA Court [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Special NIA Court at Kochi on Thursday granted bail to ten persons who were under the custody of the National Investigation Agency in connection with the sensational gold smuggling case of Kerala.The Court observed that the mere act of smuggling of gold from abroad will not amount to "terrorist act" as per Section 15 of the Unlawful Activities Prevention …

What's Your Role in Gold Smuggling, Kerala BJP Asks State Minister KT Jaleel
4 years, 3 months ago

What's Your Role in Gold Smuggling, Kerala BJP Asks State Minister KT Jaleel

News 18  

As State Higher Education Minister K.T. Jaleel awaits his second round of questioning by the Enforcement Directorate, the ruling CPI-M has decided to rally behind the blue-eyed boy of Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan. State BJP president K.Surendran on Saturday brushed aside the argument that the ED was just looking into protocol violations. The ED is all set to summon him …

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