Pune Customs nabs missing link of gold-smuggling ring
Pune Customs nabs missing link of gold-smuggling ring
ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated: Jul 17, 2021, 06:00 IST
The
Air Intelligence unit of the
Pune Customs arrested a member of a syndicate smuggling gold paste from Dubai. The investigation revealed that Arshad Ahmed, who was arrested last week, was monitoring operations of the Penkar gold paste smuggling syndicate in
Maharashtra.
Kondhwa resident Arshad was arrested and produced in court; his bail application was rejected on the basis of the crime’s severity.
He is considered to be the missing link of the smuggling syndicate behind the gold paste case, which was unearthed back in 2019. During the period from November 30 to December 7, 2019, the syndicate smuggled gold paste worth Rs 1.5 crore through Pune International Airport.
Businessman’s bail rejected in GST case
ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated: Apr 9, 2021, 06:00 IST
Sessions court observes evasion of
GST dues to the tune of more than Rs 7.44 cr
The sessions court rejected the
bail application of Sanjay Gaikwad (47), the managing director of a Punebased private company, for cheating the government of Rs 12 crore by issuing fake
GST invoices in March. He had filed the
bail plea on the ground of heart disease, but the sessions court observed that there is evasion of huge amounts of GST to the tune of more than Rs 7.44 crore. It was also found that he failed to submit any certificate or medical papers to describe his medical condition as suffering from anxiety attacks and heart problems.
Pune airport customs nabs two gold smugglers from 2019 case
Pune airport customs nabs two gold smugglers from 2019 case
ByArchana MoreArchana More / Updated: Mar 15, 2021, 06:00 IST
Bail of both rejected; till date, gold worth Rs 1.2 cr recovered from cartel
The air intelligence unit of Pune
customs has nabbed two active members of a gold smuggling cartel, initially caught out way back in December 2019 at the city-based
Lohegaon International Airport.
On Friday, customs officials arrested the duo at the airport on charges of smuggling gold worth a total of Rs 1.2 crore till date, with the help of the other accused who were caught earlier.