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GOLD SEIZURES 2023
CBI arrests deputy DGCA, senior executive of corporate group in drone import bribery caseThe CBI has apprehended a senior official from the Directorate General of Civil Aviation and a top executive from Asteria Aerospace. The ar...
Tax dept seized mother’s 263 gram gold; son fights in ITAT Mumbai and wins: Know what CBDT gold jewellery circular saysMr. Nilawar has emerged victorious against the tax department's attempt to seize his family's gold collection. The Mumbai Income Tax Appell...
DRI, Customs seize 3,029 kg narcotics worth Rs 3,365 crore till OctoberDuring the period, about 260 kg of gold valued at over Rs 254 crore was also seized in 461 cases. In a written reply to a question in the L...
Income Tax dept loses seized jewellery worth over Rs 90 lakh kept in bank custody: Allahabad High Court orders dept to compensate the taxpayerMr. Jain's seized gold jewellery, worth over Rs 90 lakh, was stolen from a bank while in Income Tax custody. The Allahabad High Court order...
Gold worth Rs 800 crore smuggled into India from LAC over 2 years: EDA major gold smuggling operation has been uncovered. The Enforcement Directorate is investigating the racket across the India-China border....
GST authorities uncover Rs 104 cr tax evasion in illicit tobacco trade, 61 cases detected in Q1GST authorities detected 61 cases of illicit tobacco products, involving Rs 104.38 crore in tax evasion, during the first quarter of FY25. ...
Cash-for-jobs case: SC grants bail to ex-WB minister Partha Chatterjee with riderThe Supreme Court has granted bail to Partha Chatterjee in the teacher recruitment case. However, his release is contingent on the trial co...
Odisha govt engineer held on retirement day for amassing assets, disproportionate to incomeAn Odisha government engineer, Baikuntha Nath Sarangi, was arrested on his last day of service for allegedly amassing disproportionate asse...
NRI to get back seized gold chain from Indian customs at Delhi airport after winning case in Delhi High CourtA Non-Resident Indian (NRI) travelling from United Arab Emirates to India was intercepted by Indian customs officials at the Delhi airport ...
Significant reduction in gold smuggling post July import duty cut: CBIC ChiefGold smuggling in India has significantly decreased since July 2024 due to a reduction in import duty from 15% to 6%. Customs and DRI offic...
BSF braves unfavourable terrain, weather to meet challenges in border areas of South BengalThe BSF is actively preventing smuggling and illegal activities along the India-Bangladesh border. In 2023, significant seizures of gold an...
Kerala Police seize 150 kg of gold, Rs 123 crore in five-year crackdown on smugglingKerala Police has seized nearly 150 kg of gold worth Rs 81 crore and registered 337 hawala cases, confiscating around Rs 123 crore over the...
Customs, DRI seize 847 kg of gold worth Rs 544 cr in Apr-Jun: SitharamanFinance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman reported that Customs and Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers seized 847 kg of gold, val...
'Too high' import duty cut on gold to help contain smuggling, boost exports: CBICThe Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) Chairman said that the duty was hiked in July 2022 as at that time there was a worse...
DRI seizes contrabands worth Rs 3,500 cr in FY 24; narcotic drugs, gold major contributorsRevenue Intelligence officers seized contrabands worth Rs 3,500 crore in FY 2023-24, with narcotic drugs and gold seizures constituting a m...
Liquor outlets, distilleries to be under CCTV surveillance during Lok Sabha polls in TelanganaTelangana has brought all 24 liquor production points under CCTV surveillance to prevent illegal alcohol distribution in the run-up to the ...
Cash seizures very high in five poll-bound states: CBDT chairmanThe Income Tax Department in India has seized more cash during the ongoing assembly elections in five states than in the last assembly and ...
Ahead of Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Rs 244 crore cash seized in last 15 daysAccording to officials, this year there has been a three-fold increase in the total seizure, which was Rs 322 crore in 2021, Rs 347 crore i...
Rs 1.5 lakh crore monthly GST collection has become the new normal: CBIC chief Vivek JohriThe gross GST revenue collected in January 2023 was Rs 1,55,922 crore. This was for the third time, in the current financial year, GST coll...
The gold duty paradox for IndiaThe price of 10 gm 24-carat gold at Dubai as on July 5 is Rs 46,246. In India, it is Rs 52,790. It is this price differential, coupled with...