Mumbai: A Goregaon businessman, Balram Kalwani, who returned from a family vacation in Russia last week, has alleged that a member of Air Arabia's staff switched the tag on his luggage with that of a bag containing 466 gm of smuggled gold. The traveller has sought damages worth Rs 20 lakh from the airline for causing him "seven hours of mental torture" at the hands of customs officials in Mumbai, who summoned him for sustained questioning on August 3.
Another member of the travelling party, Ashok Borkar, who was similarly interrogated, has demanded that Air Arabia pay him Rs 1.5 lakh on identical grounds.
The customs department hasn't cleared either traveller of wrongdoing and has recorded their statements.
11/08/15 Jyoti Shelar & Yogesh Naik/Mumbai Mirror
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Another member of the travelling party, Ashok Borkar, who was similarly interrogated, has demanded that Air Arabia pay him Rs 1.5 lakh on identical grounds.
The customs department hasn't cleared either traveller of wrongdoing and has recorded their statements.
11/08/15 Jyoti Shelar & Yogesh Naik/Mumbai Mirror
