10 kg gold stolen from Ahmedabad's Sardar Patel Airport

Ahmedabad: In an unprecedented turn of events at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport, a packet of 10 kg gold worth Rs 2 crore to Rs 2.5 crore was found missing from the air cargo complex on Tuesday. There were 20 packets — all similar — but one of them went missing. The incident is said to be the first of its kind at the air cargo complex, a highly secure zone.
Officials of the Gujarat State Export Corporation Limited (GSEC), which manages the air cargo complex at the international airport, confirmed the incident. GSEC general manager Sandip Chavda said that about 10 kg gold had been stolen from the air cargo complex. Chavda lodged a theft complaint with Meghaninagar police on Tuesday.
He said that on the midnight of May 7 a shipment containing 20 packets of gold had arrived by Singapore Airlines. The consignment was meant for MMTC, India's largest gold importer. Chavda said that the consignment had been cleared by the Customs and was awaiting delivery when on Tuesday officials found one of the packets missing.
11/05/11 Daily News & Analysis/Daily Bhaskar

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Categories: Airports May 2011