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DRI busts ₹5 crore gold smuggling racket at Mumbai airport; seven arrested, including airport staffers

DRI busts ₹5 crore gold smuggling racket at Mumbai airport; seven arrested, including airport staffers

Published on Jun 08, 2026 05:12 am IST

Traveller from Sharjah held with 2.7 kg gold worth ₹3.8 crore at Delhi airport

The gold, concealed in paste form, was seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962.

Updated on Jun 04, 2026 12:00 am IST

Operation Golden Drop: DRI busts airport gold-smuggling racket, seizes ₹4.8 crore haul

Operation Golden Drop: DRI busts airport gold-smuggling racket, seizes ₹4.8 crore haul

Published on May 21, 2026 03:54 am IST

Ranya Rao may be released soon as preventive detention nears end

Ranya Rao

Updated on Apr 23, 2026 06:44 am IST

Gold smuggling racket busted at Bengaluru airport, 5 arrested

Gold smuggling racket busted at Bengaluru airport, 5 arrested

Updated on Apr 08, 2026 12:57 am IST

50 kg gold deal, ₹2 cr payment: How Ranya Rao was duped by a Ugandan agent

Kannada actress Ranya Rao was arrested from the Kempagowda International Airport.

Updated on Mar 22, 2026 06:00 pm IST

Ranya Rao first tried to smuggle gold from Africa via ‘agent’; duped of ₹2 crore

ED has documented a total 15 trips of Ranya Rao from Dubai to India between March 2024 and March 2025 to smuggle 127.87 kg of gold.

Updated on Mar 23, 2026 12:01 am IST

ED files charge sheet in gold smuggling case

Ranya Rao

Published on Feb 26, 2026 07:26 am IST

ED files charge sheet against Ranya in gold smuggling case

ED files charge sheet against Ranya in gold smuggling case

Published on Feb 26, 2026 06:16 am IST

ED files charge sheet against Ranya Rao, 2 others; says 127 kg gold worth ₹102

Kannada actress Ranya Rao was arrested over alleged gold smuggling while returning from Dubai last year.

Updated on Feb 25, 2026 07:17 pm IST

DRI seizes gold worth ₹2.89 crore concealed in meat grinder, arrests two

DRI seizes gold worth ₹2.89 crore concealed in meat grinder, arrests two

Published on Jan 26, 2026 06:56 am IST

Sambhal violence: Property of fugitive mastermind Shariq Satha attached

Heavy police force stand guard as the Sambhal district administration carries out a court-ordered attachment of the house belonging to Shariq Satha, the alleged mastermind of the November 2024 Sambhal violence, in Sambhal on Wednesday. (ANI Video Grab)

Published on Jan 21, 2026 07:20 pm IST

Pune Airport customs introduces body cameras for passenger checks

**HANDOUT PHOTO MADE AVAILABLE FROM DELHI INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT LIMITED (DIAL) ON TUESDAY, JAN. 12, 2021** New Delhi: First consignment of COVID-19 vaccination arrives at Delhi Airport in a special SpiceJet flight from Pune, in New Delhi, Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021. (PTI Photo)(PTI01_12_2021_000011A) (PTI)

Published on Jan 14, 2026 08:24 am IST

Gold dust inside capsules inside tumbler: Big bust at Mumbai airport

Tests confirmed that the gold was 24-carat and worth nearly ₹3.89 crore,

Updated on Jan 01, 2026 03:00 pm IST

Customs seize drugs, gold and currency in multiple cases at CSMIA

Customs seize drugs, gold and currency in multiple cases at CSMIA

Published on Dec 24, 2025 06:50 am IST

Kids being used to smuggle at India-Bangladesh border: BSF official

Kids being used to smuggle at India-Bangladesh border: BSF official

Published on Dec 01, 2025 05:16 am IST

Air India passenger caught with ₹20 lakh gold hidden in plastic water bottle

Delhi Customs caught 170 grams of gold concealed in a water bottle.

Published on Oct 26, 2025 12:30 pm IST

Gold smuggling surges in India as price spikes before festivals

Representative image.

Updated on Oct 16, 2025 04:37 pm IST

Chinese firecrackers worth ₹6.32 crore seized

Chinese firecrackers worth ₹6.32 crore seized

Published on Oct 14, 2025 04:34 am IST

Kerala HC upholds its order staying CoI into ED probe of gold smuggling case

Kerala HC upholds its order staying CoI into ED probe of gold smuggling case

Published on Sept 26, 2025 09:58 pm IST

In 2 years, over 1,000kg gold smuggled across LAC into Ladakh: ED

The July 9, 2024, seizure was made by a patrol team of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Actual Control, which caught two persons with 108 gold bars, each weighing 1 kg (REUTERS FILE PHOTO/Representative Image)

Published on Sept 09, 2025 07:33 pm IST

Ranya Rao hit by ₹102 crore penalty: 10 big revelations in gold-smuggling case

Kannada actress Ranya Rao was arrested from Bengaluru Airport while she was trying to smuggle in 14.2 kg gold from Dubai.

Updated on Sept 03, 2025 11:14 am IST

Ranya Rao gold smuggling case: Karnataka reinstates IPS officer Ramachandra Rao

Karnataka govt reinstates IPS officer Ramachandra Rao after actress stepdaughter Ranya Rao’s arrest in gold smuggling case

Updated on Aug 12, 2025 10:02 am IST

Gold in the gut: Tanda’s smuggling saga encapsulated

HT recently visited Rampur-Moradabad to delve into the gold smuggling network (FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY)

Published on Aug 11, 2025 06:24 am IST

Dubai-returned couple held at Surat airport with 28 kg gold paste

Based on concentration levels of the paste, officials estimate the pure gold yield to be over 20 kg. (FILE IMAGE)

Published on Jul 22, 2025 09:21 pm IST

Couple caught smuggling 28 kg of gold paste at Surat airport

Based on concentration levels of the paste, officials estimate the pure gold yield to be over 20 kg.

Updated on Jul 22, 2025 02:04 pm IST

Customs seizes gold worth ₹1.34 crore at Delhi's IGI airport

Custom officials seized two plastic pouches containing yellow-coloured paste suspected to be gold.

Published on Jul 08, 2025 07:25 pm IST

₹34-cr assets attached in Ranya Rao gold smuggling case

Ranya Rao

Published on Jul 05, 2025 07:00 am IST

ED attaches ₹34 crore assets linked to actor Ranya Rao in gold smuggling probe

ED attaches ₹34 crore assets linked to actor Ranya Rao in gold smuggling probe

Published on Jul 04, 2025 09:08 pm IST

Air India crew member held for smuggling gold worth ₹1.41 crore

Air India crew member held for smuggling gold worth ₹1.41 crore

Published on Jun 16, 2025 11:59 pm IST

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