Saturday, May 04, 2013

Ranbir Kapoor detained, fined for customs violation


Mumbai: Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor was on Saturday detained and fined about Rs 60,000 on undeclared branded personal goods he was carrying at the Mumbai International airport, a customs official said.The 30-year-old actor was later let off.Kapoor, who landed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji international airport on a British Airways flight from London at about 12.30 a.m. Satuday, was walking away with branded goods in his luggage that required to be declared before the authorities.“The actor was intercepted when he was passing through a passage, which is strictly allowed to be used only by officials and airport staff,” Sameer Wankhede, Customs Deputy Commissioner said.“The actor’s luggage was then checked when he was found with the branded goods such as perfumes, clothes and footwears worth about Rs 1 lakh which he should have declared before customs officials at the Red Channel,” Mr Wankhede said.
04/05/13 PTI/The Hindu
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