MUMBAI: A 71-year-old disabled man from Sewri was arrested on Friday by the Directorate of the Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials from the airport for allegedly smuggling 6,730 grams of gold from Bangkok in the soles of his shoe.
The accused man was identified as Bharat Chamanlal Sheth, a resident of TJ Road in Sewri. DRI officials said his right leg was amputated so he used a wheelchair. They found smuggled gold worth around ₹6.30 crore hidden in the sole of his amputated leg’s shoe.
According to the DRI officials, after receiving a tip-off on Friday, they intercepted Sheth at the exit gate, after he crossed the green channel, of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA). “His right leg was amputated. When he was searched, we found 14 yellow coloured metal bars (wrapped in coloured paper) concealed in the sole of his shoe in the amputated leg,” said a DRI official.
