New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized more than 27 kg of foreign-origin smuggled gold and arrested 12 people in a series of intelligence-led operations conducted across the country, according to an official statement on Saturday.According to a statement issued by the Finance Ministry, the week-long crackdown uncovered gold concealed inside aircraft lavatories, specially fabricated cavities in vehicles and utensils, as well as on the bodies of passenge…
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Mumbai, July 15 (IANS) Hospitality firm Oriental Hotels Limited (OHL) on Wednesday reported a 20 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit for the first quarter of FY27.The hospitality company’s net profit stood at Rs 5.3 crore in the April-June quarter, compared with Rs 6.6 crore in the corresponding period of the previous financial year (Q1 FY26), according to its stock exchange filing.Revenue from operations rose 3 per cent year-on-year to Rs 111 crore during the quarter, up from Rs 108…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) In a Rs 133 crore bank fraud case, the CBI registered a case against five directors of a Mumbai Company and public servants on the complaint of State Bank of India, an official said on Friday. The directors of Furnace Fabrica (India) Ltd named in the FIR by the CBI include A.R. Basheeruddin, Badri Prasad, Nezee Basheeruddin, Raiz Basheeruddin and Sanam Basheer, said a statement.The CBI registered the case after conducting searches at multiple premises linked to the company…
Surat, June 26 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Friday seized 2 kg of cocaine in Surat and arrested one person involved in its illicit trafficking under the relevant provisions of the NDPS Act, 1985, an official said. Besides this seizure, the DRI carried out a series of operations at various airports, railway stations, courier terminals, and highways in Mumbai, Delhi, Jaipur, Patna, Cochin, and Ahmedabad, and has cumulatively seized approximately 26 kg of cocaine since la…
Cochin, May 25 (IANS) Two Indians arriving from Bangkok were arrested at Cochin airport on Monday by the DRI with drugs worth Rs 20 lakh, an operation in which one of the accused stabbed himself during questioning in a bid to escape, an official said. Officials posted at Cochin International Airport seized 3.5 kilograms of Methaqualone, a deadly narcotic substance, from the accused. The contraband is estimated to be worth more than Rs 20 lakh in India, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DR…