Woman held with Rs 45 lakh gold at Delhi airport

New Delhi: A woman has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle in a gold bar worth Rs 45 lakh at the international airport in New Delhi. The woman, who hails from Delhi, was intercepted on Saturday at the airport by custom officials after her arrival from Dubai.[caption id=“attachment_1082121” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Expensive commodity. Reuters[/caption] “On X-ray of her baggage some suspicious image was noticed inside a bag (she was carrying) near the handle. On opening, one gold bar weighing 1,500 gram (1.5 kg) was found concealed in between the metallic rim and the cloth of the bag near handle,” customs officials said. The total value of the gold bar is assessed to be Rs 45 lakh, they said. She was arrested and the gold bar was seized, the officials said, adding that further investigation are on. A man was arrested on 24 August for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold bars valuing over Rs 1 crore at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport. Over 4 kg gold bars were concealed in specially designed pocket of his trouser, a custom official had said. On 17 August, two passengers were arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle in gold valuing about Rs 55 lakh at the IGI airport in separate incidents. PTI