Varanasi: The customs officials arrested a man carrying smuggled gold worth Rs 34.46 lakhs in his rectum during routine checking at the Lal Bahadur Shastri International Airport here on Tuesday.
The officials were busy checking the passengers after the arrival of flight IX 184 Sharjah-Varanasi when they noticed that a passenger, identified as Akram of Bulandshahr, was walking abnormally. On considering it doubtful, the officials frisked him properly. During X-ray, metallic objects were noticed in his rectum.
Later, doctors at a hospital extracted three capsules containing gold paste from his rectum after which he was arrested by the customs officials.
During investigation, the total weight of the smuggled gold was found as 671.9 grams and its value was estimated as Rs 34.46 lakhs. Officials seized the gold and sent him to jail.
The officials were busy checking the passengers after the arrival of flight IX 184 Sharjah-Varanasi when they noticed that a passenger, identified as Akram of Bulandshahr, was walking abnormally. On considering it doubtful, the officials frisked him properly. During X-ray, metallic objects were noticed in his rectum.
Later, doctors at a hospital extracted three capsules containing gold paste from his rectum after which he was arrested by the customs officials.
During investigation, the total weight of the smuggled gold was found as 671.9 grams and its value was estimated as Rs 34.46 lakhs. Officials seized the gold and sent him to jail.