Telangana minister's son summoned in luxury watch smuggling case
India TV NewsThe Chennai Customs has issued a summons to Ponguleti Harsha Reddy, the son of a Telangana minister, for his alleged involvement in the smuggling of high-end watches worth several crores of rupees, according to official documents. The smuggling case was booked by Customs on February 5 when two luxury watches—Patek Philipe 5740 and Breguet 2759—were seized from a Hongkong-based Indian Muhammed Faherdeen Mubeen, who came to Chennai from Singapore. According to investigations by Customs, Harsha Reddy has been allegedly identified as the buyer of the watches from Mubeen through an intermediary Alokam Naveen Kumar, who was interrogated by Customs on March 12, sources said. During a review of the case by the Alandur court here, the Judicial Magistrate on April 1 directed Customs to investigate Harsha Reddy and arrest Alokam Naveen Kumar, Customs sources said.
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