Smuggled gold worth Rs 16 lakh seized at Mangaluru International Airport

February 5, 2015

Mangaluru, Feb 5: The officers of customs at Mangalore international airport seized gold in the form of foil totally weighing 570 gms valued at Rs.15,90,300.

The gold was concealed in the inner top cover of two trolley suitcases, carried by the passenger Muhammed Shamseer P A from Kasaragod, Kerala.

He arrived at Mangaluru International Airport on Wednesday morning by Jet Airways flight 9W531 from Dubai.

The operation was conducted under the supervision of Udayashankaran N., Assistant Commissioner of Customs, Mangalore International Airport.

Further investigation is being carried out, under the guidance of D. Purushotham, Customs Assistant Commissioner.

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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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