Rajasthan trader held at IGI Airport, 36 kg diamond powder seized

New Delhi: A 49-Year-Old Rajasthan-based trader was arrested at the IGI Airport on Wednesday with nearly 36 kilogram of diamond powder worth nearly Rs 10 lakh, customs officials said today.
The accused, DK Ramchandani (49), had concealed the high quality powder in his two check-in baggage, they added.
Ramchandani, who landed in the Capital by a Dubai-Delhi Indian Airlines flight on Wednesday evening, has confessed to involvement of Dubai-based dealers, at whose behest he had been carrying the consignment to India, senior customs officials said.
“He has given us names of some persons in Delhi and Dubai and we are investigating. More arrests are likely as we are carrying on raids,” said a senior Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC) official.
Ramchandani has an Indian passport and visa which appears to have been facilitated by his suppliers. Customs officials, who said they were tipped-off about him, arrested Ramchandani as he stepped into the arrival hall of IGI Airport.
22/06/07 Aditya Kaul/Delhi Newsline

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