New Delhi: Gold worth Rs 2.92 crore seized from smugglers has mysteriously disappeared from customs warehouse at the Delhi airport following which an FIR has been registered.
Gold, weighing about 11 kgs, was seized in five incidents from passengers who allegedly tried to smuggle it via Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), official sources said.
The incident came to light when packets containing the yellow metal, covered and sealed at the instance of courts, were opened before a departmental committee as part of inventorisation proceedings. A test revealed the sealed material was not gold, they said.
An FIR under Section 409 for criminal breach of trust by public servant was registered against unknown persons on Friday at the IGIA police station as it was suspected to be an insider's job.
Interestingly, while seized gold weighing 11.261 kg had been covered and sealed in packets, the metal with which it was replaced weighed only 8.725 kg.
28/06/15 PTI/Business Standard
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Gold, weighing about 11 kgs, was seized in five incidents from passengers who allegedly tried to smuggle it via Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA), official sources said.
The incident came to light when packets containing the yellow metal, covered and sealed at the instance of courts, were opened before a departmental committee as part of inventorisation proceedings. A test revealed the sealed material was not gold, they said.
An FIR under Section 409 for criminal breach of trust by public servant was registered against unknown persons on Friday at the IGIA police station as it was suspected to be an insider's job.
Interestingly, while seized gold weighing 11.261 kg had been covered and sealed in packets, the metal with which it was replaced weighed only 8.725 kg.
28/06/15 PTI/Business Standard
