DRI officials seize 200 gm gold from Dubai passenger

June 8, 2013

Mangalore, Jun 8: A person found to be smuggling gold from Dubai has been nabbed by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on Saturday, at Mangalore International Airport.

The officials have seized 12 gold chains weighing 200 grams, estimated to cost Rs 5 lac in total, from a person named Sanaulla (48), a resident of Bhatkal.

The accused who flew to Mangalore from Dubai by Jet airways was in a bid to escape the officials. He is said to have hidden the ornaments in the sleeves of his shirt. The police on inspection detected the ornaments and seized them.

DRI officials are investigating the case.

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Mangaluru NRI returning from Saudi Arabia arrested over Instagram post

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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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