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Customs seize gold worth Rs 90 lakh from 3 passengers at Mangaluru Airport

News Network
January 27, 2021

Mangaluru, Jan 27: The Customs officials at the Mangaluru International Airport (MIA) have arrested three passengers who arrived from Dubai and seized from them gold worth about Rs 90 lakhs.

In the first incident, the Customs intercepted Abdul Rasheed Adukkam Kottumba, who arrived from Dubai on an Air India flight on Tuesday night.

Officials said on Wednesday that Rasheed who is a resident of Kasargod, Kerala, has been accused of smuggling gold in paste form in his rectum.

The officials seized 0.658 kg gold. The gold has 24K purity which is valued at Rs 33.29 lakh.

Commissioner of customs, Imamuddin Ahmed, IRS has commended the persistent vigil maintained by the MIA customs team led by Avinash Kiran Rongali IRS, deputy commissioner, and officer Vikas, superintendent, Shruthi Ranjan Barik and superintendent, Chandra Mohan Meena for their consistent efforts to prevent incidents of smuggling.

In the second incident, gold weighing 1.119 kg valued at Rs 57 lakh was seized from two passengers who had arrived from Dubai by SpiceJet flight.

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November 22,2025

Mangaluru: Police Commissioner Sudheer Kumar Reddy C H has warned of strict action against individuals spreading rumours and attempting to create insecurity within the Muslim community and fuel hatred between Hindus and Muslims through social media.

Referring to a recent social media post alleging that police personnel had entered a masjid premises to check whether beef was being cooked, the commissioner said miscreants were attempting to push their communal agenda. 

“A group of people, both from Mangaluru and abroad, are trying hard to spread rumours. For the past 10 days, they have been attempting to rake up old issues, highlight routine matters as controversies, or fabricate news altogether,” he said.

He reiterated that any such attempts to disturb communal harmony would invite legal action. “Cases will be registered and the accused will be brought to book,” he stated.

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