Ahmedabad: In the case of strange cargo theft at Ahmedabad Air Cargo Airport (AACC) at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport (SVPI), 7 kg of car parts which are approximately 32-kg allegedly stolen from the consignment that arrived in the city.
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“It is thought that the stolen part of the consignment is gold that is not declared worth RS 3.5 Crore with the current market price,” said the above source at the Ahmedabad crime branch.
Customs AHMedabad and the police suspect the involvement of staff of the customs department.
The incident which was allegedly occurred in May 2021.
Immediately after the incident, AACC moved the application before City Crime Branch on May 14 to conduct further investigation.
The incident was allegedly revealed, when following Intel input, the cargo consignment was declared a ‘part of the car’ was examined by the AHMedabad Customs official.
“The cargo consignment weighing around 32kg has arrived from Dubai and stored in the AACC warehouse for customs 7kg, “said the source placed well.
The AHMedabad Customs Department official examined CCTV recordings and took the witness statement.
The investigation has so far revealed that cargo shipments have been damaged.
“Ahmedabad’s customs officials allegedly involved in theft.
We investigated if he was angry with the consignment and eliminated part.
CCTV footage when examined showed the suspect contained several cargoes in his car and left,” a further source was revealed.
The price of gold reached Rs 49,500 per 10 grams in the Ahmedabad market on April 23 – just before the market closed the restriction Covid19 here.
Going with this, the consignment of gold suspected stolen will be worth rather 3.5 crore.
FIR is likely to be immediately submitted to the AHMedabad customs officials concerned for theft and criminal violations under the relevant parts of the Indian Criminal Code (IPC), a confirmed source in the Ahmedabad crime branch.