Mangaluru: 2 women among 3 arrested in 2 days for smuggling gold in inner-garments

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January 19, 2019

Mangaluru, Jan 19: Customs sleuths recovered from three passengers 617 grams of gold at the Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday and Thursday. 

All the three had reportedly concealed the gold in their inner-garments.

The sleuths on Thursday seized gold from two middle aged women who returned from Dubai by Air India Express flight.

While one woman was carrying 140 grams of 24 carat gold worth Rs. 4.53 lakh, the other woman had 174 grams of 24 carat gold worth Rs. 5.63 lakh.

On Wednesday, the sleuths seized 303.2 grams of 24 carat gold worth Rs. 9.8 lakh from a middle aged passenger.

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December 15,2025

Mangaluru police have arrested a 27-year-old NRI on his return from Saudi Arabia in connection with an Instagram post allegedly containing derogatory and provocative remarks about the Hindu religion, officials said on Monday.

The accused, Abdul Khader Nehad, a resident of Ulaibettu in Mangaluru, was working in Saudi Arabia when the post was uploaded, police said.

A suo motu case was registered at the Bajpe police station on October 11 after an allegedly offensive post circulated from the Instagram account ‘team_sdpi_2025’. Police said the content was flagged for being provocative and derogatory in nature.

During the investigation, technical analysis traced the Instagram post to Nehad, who was residing abroad at the time, a senior police officer said. Based on these findings, a Look Out Circular (LOC) was issued against him.

On December 14, Nehad arrived from Saudi Arabia at Calicut International Airport in Kerala, where he was taken into custody on arrival. Police said further investigation is underway.

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