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DRI arrests 7 for smuggling gold, e-goods at city airport.

17.05.2025

Mumbai: In a major crackdown on international smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Mumbai, in two separate cases arrested seven persons for attempting to smuggle mobile phones, electronic goods and 4 kg of gold worth Rs 5.50 crore into India through Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport read more »

India restricts port imports of garments, processed food and other select items from Bangladesh.

17.05.2025

The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Saturday announced new port restrictions on the import of select goods from Bangladesh, effective immediately.

According to the notification, the import of ready-made garments from Bangladesh will now be read more »

India Imposes Anti-Dumping Duty on China’s Titanium Dioxide.

10.05.2025

Seeks to impose anti-dumping duty on imports of “Textured tempered coated and uncoated glass” falling under tariff item 7003, 7005, 7007, 7016, 7020 and 8541 originating in or exported from China PR and Vietnam for a period of 5 years India has imposed an anti-dumping duty on read more »

COFEPOSA invoked, Ranya Rao to stay in jail for 1 year with no bail in gold smuggling case.

26.04.2025

The Karnataka high court on Saturday refused to grant bail to Rao and co-accused Tarun Raju in the alleged gold smuggling case. 

Kannada actress Ranya Rao has been booked under the Conservation of Foreign Exchange and Prevention of Smuggling Activities (COFEPOSA) Act, 1974, in read more »

Gold Smuggling Case: Karnataka HC Reserves Order On Ranya Rao's Bail Plea.

22.04.2025

DRI has moved a petition seeking the custody of Ranya Rao and Tarun Konduru Raju for further questioning.

Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the bail applications of Kannada actress Ranya Rao and Tarun Konduru Raju, who were arrested read more »

Customs officials seize drones, iPhone 16 Pro Max, gold at Delhi airport.

07.04.2025

On seizure of the drones and phones, it said an Indian passenger arriving from Dubai on March 28 was intercepted based on spot profiling at the exit of the green channel at Terminal 3

New Delhi, Apr 07: Customs officials have seized four drones, read more »

Punjab and Haryana High Court orders customs to pay Rs.50 lakh to importer for delaying release of Kiwi fruit.

06.04.2025

The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Friday ordered the customs authorities to pay Rs.50 lakhs to an importer who had to destroy kiwi fruit weighing 89,420 kilograms due to the hurdles caused in releasing the imported fruit in 2023 [M/s Prenda Creations Private Limited v Union read more »

Ranya Rao smuggled in Rs 70 crore worth of gold in five months.

04.04.2025

BENGALURU: Kannada actress Ranya Rao (34), arrested in a gold smuggling case, smuggled in Rs 70 crore worth of gold in a period of five months, the investigation by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has revealed so far.

The DRI has also arrested read more »

HC orders Customs to ensure old jewellery of flyers are...

03.04.2025

The Delhi high court has directed Customs officials to ensure that old and personal jewellery of travellers, including ornaments being worn by them during travel, are not unnecessarily detained at airports and they are not harassed.

A bench of Justices Prathiba M Singh and read more »

Cabinet approves release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief to Pensioners w.e.f. 01.01.2025.

28.03.2025

48.66 lakh Central Government employees and 66.55 lakhs pensioners to benefit

2% benefit to cost Rs. 6614.04 crore per annum to exchequer

The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved to release of an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance read more »

Ranya Rao case: The gold dealer who helped actor Kannada actress Ranya Rao sell smuggled gold has been sent to the custody of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.

27.03.2025

Sahil Jain, who allegedly helped Ranya Rao sell the smuggled gold, will be in DRI custody till March 29, news agency ANI reported.

Newswire PTI reported on Thursday, quoting sources, that Sahil Jain was arrested for helping Harshavardhini Ranya, alias Ranya Rao, dispose of read more »

In third arrest in Ranya Rao case, businessman who helped her sell smuggled gold nabbed.

27.03.2025

Ballari businessman Sahil Sakariya Jain is alleged to have helped actress Ranya Rao, arrested with Rs 14.2 kg of gold wrapped on her body, on multiple occasions.

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has made a third arrest in the gold smuggling case involving read more »

Gold smuggling case: At bail hearing, actress Ranya Rao’s counsel questions physical search consent obtained by DRI.

26.03.2025

The DRI has argued that Ranya Rao gave her consent to be presented before a gazetted Customs officer of the rank of deputy director to obtain clearance for a physical search.

The counsel for actress Ranya Rao has called into question the presence of read more »

Chennai man lands in Bengaluru airport with exotic simians, held.

25.03.2025

Sources said the gang likely avoided Chennai airport after customs arrested both a smuggler and the receiver of trafficked animals from Malaysia during a seizure on March 7.

CHENNAI: A 24-year-old Chennai native was arrested by Bengaluru Air Customs for allegedly trafficking six exotic read more »

Gold — In need of a drastic policy rethink

21.03.2025

Is there a case for further reducing the duty rate — or, as blasphemous as it may sound, even considering making gold imports duty-free? Najib Shah, former Chairman of the Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs, suggests that a vigorous debate is needed on whether we read more »

Woman arrested at Bengaluru airport with cocaine worth Rs 39 crore.

20.03.2025

The DRI officials are now probing her background, including potential links to international drug cartels operating through transit hubs.

A Ghanaian woman was arrested with 3.186 kg of cocaine at the Kempegowda International Airport (KIA), officials said on Wednesday.

The Directorate read more »

DRI Revelations On Ranya Rao: Bought Gold In Dubai, Declared Geneva Travel, But Landed In India.

13.03.2025

Kannada actress Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru airport for evading Rs 4.83 crore in duty on gold bought from Dubai. Gold worth Rs 2.06 crore and Rs 2.67 crore in cash were seized.

Actor Ranya Rao purchased gold in Dubai twice in November read more »

Ranya Rao's Statement Adds To Gold Smuggling Case Mystery: 'Man With Foreign Accent, Auto At Bengaluru Airport'.

13.03.2025

Ranya Rao Gold Smuggling Case: Rao has claimed that this was her first trip to Dubai in relation to bringing foreign gold into India illegally from Dubai. This is contrary to the declaration she had made to Dubai custom officials about buying gold on Nov 13, 2024 read more »

Eight exotic animals seized at Chennai airport, two men arrested.

12.03.2025

Eight exotic animals were seized by the Chennai Customs officials on March 7, 2025 at Chennai airport and two persons have been arrested. Of the eight, three animals were found dead in the baggage.

Since there was specific intelligence about an attempt to smuggle read more »

How Mona hid the sona - Gold smugglers and their sneaky tricks.

06.03.2025

Ranya Rao, actor and daughter of a top police officer, was nabbed while trying to smuggle gold into India. She was concealing gold bars in her clothing. Gold is among the top items smuggled into India, and in recent times, smugglers have become innovative and found new read more »

After 14.2 kg gold seizure at airport, DRI seizes jewellery, cash worth Rs. 4.73 crore from actress Ranya Rao’s house.

06.03.2025

Following the arrest, Rao was remanded to DRI custody till March 18 by a special court for economic offences. A search was also carried out at her residence.

A day after Kannada film actress Ranya Rao was arrested at Bengaluru International Airport for allegedly read more »

Kannada actress arrested for ‘smuggling’ 14.8 kg gold at Bengaluru Airport.

05.03.2025

Ranya, known for her role opposite Kannada superstar Sudeep in the movie ‘Maanikya’, has also acted in other South Indian films.

In a major crackdown on gold smuggling, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Bengaluru, arrested Kannada actress Ranya Rao at Kempegowda International Airport read more »

Two held as Customs department busts foreign currency hawala racket in Pune.

25.02.2025

The accused have been identified as Khushbu Agarwal (41), a travel agent, and Mumbai-based Mohd Aamir who had supplied this foreign currency, a Customs Department release stated.

Pune: The Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) of the Pune Customs Department has uncovered a hawala racket involving read more »

Delhi HC Grants Relief To Foreigner Whose Rolex Watch Was Seized By Customs, Says Waiver Of Show Cause & Hearing In 'Standard Form' Not Lawful.

24.02.2025

The Delhi High Court has reiterated that authorities making a traveller waive show cause notice before confiscation of goods, etc. under Section 124 of the Customs Act 1962, on a mere proforma, is not lawful. A division bench of Justices Prathiba M. Singh and Dharmesh Sharma thus read more »

Noida woman arrested at Delhi's IGI Airport for smuggling in narcotics worth over Rs 11 crore: Customs.

24.02.2025

During examination of the black trolley bag, eight cookies and rice packets containing a green-coloured narcotic substance, suspected to be Ganja or marijuana, with a total net weight of 11,284 grams, were recovered,' the Customs department said in a statement.

New Delhi: A 20-year-old read more »

Customs Officer from Jharkhand found dead in staff quarters in Kerala Due to suspected irregularities in her appointment with the Jharkhand government, the sister of the customs officer was the subject of a CBI investigation.

22.02.2025

Customs Officer from Jharkhand found dead in staff quarters in Kerala due to suspected irregularities in her appointment with the Jharkhand government, the sister of the customs officer was the subject of a CBI investigation.

In the staff quarters in Kochi, Kerala, the bodies read more »

DRI Busts 7 Fake Indian Currency Note Modules Across India; 9 Arrested.

21.02.2025

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) in its crusade against facilities engaged in printing of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), busted seven more modules in Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh and nine were arrested. Earlier on 8th Feb, 2025, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) had read more »