Passenger Apprehended at Delhi Airport with Rs 50 Lakh Worth Dollars  

GG News Bureau

New Delhi, 6th Feb. A Bangkok-bound Indian passenger was captured by CISF personnel at the Delhi airport for allegedly concealing foreign currency worth about Rs 50 lakh in clothes kept in his luggage, officials said on Sunday.

The man was apprehended by security personnel at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport’s terminal 3 around 10:30 a.m. on Saturday.

The personnel on duty noticed suspicious images of the currency notes on the X-ray scanner and hence decided to probe further, they said.

The passenger was supposed to take an Indigo Airlines flight to Bangkok, a senior officer said.

A cache of Euro 51,800 and USD 5,000, valued at about Rs 50 lakh, was recovered from a bunch of clothes kept in his baggage, he said.

The passenger was handed over to Customs authorities for further investigation as he could not furnish a valid reason for carrying such a huge amount of cash, the officer said.