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Delhi Airport, Gold Smuggling Case: The Customs Department at Delhi Airport has arrested two people in the case of Gold Smuggling. From whom the custom officials have recovered about 500 grams of gold. One of the two accused has described himself as the personal assistant (PA) of veteran Congress leader and MP Shashi Tharoor. However, in this matter, Shashi Tharoor has given clarification saying that the person caught on the charges of smuggling no longer works with him.
According to media reports, Delhi Airport; But the Customs Department, during checking on May 29, seized about 500 grams of gold from two people. One of these people has been identified as Shiv Kumar, who is calling himself the PA of Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. In this matter, the Customs Department said that on the basis of suspicion, a case of gold smuggling has been registered against a person at Indira Gandhi International Airport. He reached Delhi from Bangkok on flight TG-323 on 29 May. The investigation revealed the complicity of another person.
The department also said that investigation revealed that the accused had a valid Aerodrome Entry Permit. The circumstances surrounding the receiver’s obtaining the Aerodrome Entry Permit are being investigated as part of the protocol team for the Member of Parliament. The value of the recovered gold is Rs 35.22 lakh. At the same time, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has given clarification in this matter through X-Post.
While I am in Dharamshala for campaigning purposes, I was shocked to hear of an incident involving a former member of my staff who has been rendering part-time service to me in terms of airport facilitation assistance. He is a 72 year old retiree undergoing frequent dialysis and…
— Shashi Tharoor (@ShashiTharoor) May 30, 2024
Shashi Tharoor wrote, ‘When I was in Dharamshala in connection with the election campaign, I was shocked to hear about an incident involving a former member of my staff who did not give me a part in the matter of airport facility assistance. Was providing time service. He is a 72-year-old retired man who undergoes frequent dialysis and was kept on part-time basis on compassionate grounds.
Tharoor further wrote, ‘I do not condone any alleged wrongdoing and fully support the authorities in their efforts to take any necessary action required to investigate the matter. The law should take its course.
