Mangaluru: Airport official, passenger from Duabi arrested; gold worth Rs 47 lakh seized

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September 22, 2018

Mangaluru, Sept 22: Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Regional Unit, Mangaluru, have arrested a 32-year-old man on the charge of smuggling gold into the country through the Mangaluru International Airport. They have seized 1,515.270 grams of gold valued at about Rs. 47 lakh from him.

The DRI officials have also arrested an official of the airport on the charge of abetting smuggling of gold seized from the flight passenger by receiving money for doing a favour.

Shreyas K.M., Assistant Director, DRI, Regional Unit, Mangaluru, said in a release on Friday that the gold seized on Thursday was found to be of 24 carat purity.

The release gave the name of the passenger arrested as Nizar Khadar from Mulleria in Kasaragod district. He was interrogated and arrested after he arrived by a Spicejet Flight No SG-60 from Dubai at around 6.15 p.m. on Thursday.

Khadar had concealed 12 bars of gold (12gm each) of foreign origin and a sheet of gold of foreign origin – all 24 karat – in a black mobile pouch and carried it in his hand baggage. Officers said the gold was concealed in the mobile pouch using black/silver adhesive tapes to avoid detection. The contraband gold was later seized by the officers of DRI under the provisions of the Customs Act, 1962.

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‘Profit’ trap: Mangaluru trader duped of ₹33.1 lakh in online App scam

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December 7,2025

Mangaluru, Dec 7: A 34-year-old fruit and vegetable trader in Mangaluru has reportedly lost ₹33.1 lakh after falling victim to an online investment scam run through a fake mobile app.

Police said the scam began in September, when the victim received a link on Facebook. Clicking it connected him to a WhatsApp number, where an unidentified person introduced a high-return investment scheme and instructed him to download an app.

To build trust, the fraudster asked him to invest ₹30,000 on September 24. The trader soon received ₹34,000 as “profit,” convincing him the scheme was genuine. Over the next two months, he transferred money in multiple instalments via Google Pay and IMPS to different scanner codes and bank accounts shared by the scammers. Between September 24 and December 3, he ended up sending a total of ₹33.1 lakh.

When he later requested a refund of his investment and promised returns, the scammers demanded additional payments, claiming he needed to pay a “service tax” first. Even after he paid a small amount, no money was returned, and the scammers continued pressuring him for more.

A case has been registered at the CEN Crime Police Station.

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