Several steps taken by govt to check gold smuggling: Sinha

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 16:56

Several initiatives have been taken by the government to check gold smuggling, including regular rummaging of aircrafts and scanning of passenger baggages to detect concealment, Parliament was informed Tuesday.

Gold import curbs may have led to rise in smuggling activity

Last Updated: Friday, March 20, 2015, 17:24

Import restrictions on gold may have led to increase in smuggling of the precious metal in recent years, Parliament was informed Friday.

1,102 gold smuggling cases at Mumbai airport in 12 months

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 16, 2014, 17:25

Five employees of airlines and seven of airport involved in smuggling of gold were also arrested.

One kg gold seized from air passenger

Last Updated: Sunday, January 26, 2014, 21:39

One kg of gold was on Sunday seized from a man, who arrived here by a flight from Dubai, officials said.

Indian tries to smuggle gold as luggage handle in UAE, arrested

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:19

An Indian has been arrested at Sharjah International Airport for attempting to smuggle gold, moulded into the form of luggage handles, to India.

Income Tax department eyes foreign gold buyers

Last Updated: Sunday, January 19, 2014, 11:01

Financial details of Indians bringing in gold from abroad after duty payment will be shared by customs authorities with Income Tax department to check suspicious ferrying of the yellow metal into the country.

Three held for smuggling gold worth over Rs 2 cr at airport

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 8, 2014, 01:41

Three persons, including a father and his daughter, have been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle into the country gold bars valuing over Rs two crore at airport here.

DRI asks Air India to check gold smuggling by its staff

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 15:21

Worried over instances of gold smuggling by some Air India staffers, the Directorate General of Revenue Intelligence has asked the national carrier to take necessary measures to check it.

Anand Sharma for easing gold import norms to check smuggling

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 15:42

Advocating relaxation of gold import norms to check smuggling, Commerce and Industry Minister Anand Sharma said the government will take action at an appropriate time.

No doubt gold smuggling will rise if import curbs continue: RBI

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 18:36

Gold smuggling into India will pick up if the import curbs continue for too long, the Reserve Bank of India chief Raghuram Rajan said in an interview to television channel on Monday.