Mohali, Jan. 31 -- A local court has convicted a 41-year-old man under Section 135 of the Customs Act, 1962, for smuggling 3.860 kg gold worth Rs.1.05 crore at Chandigarh International Airport, Mohali, in September 2018. The court sentenced him to two years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of Rs.5,000.

According to the complaint filed by the customs department, officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), Chandigarh, intercepted two passengers Rajesh Kumar Gupta and Jagdeep Singh, on September 3, 2018, after they arrived from Sharjah on Air India Express flight IX-188. The passengers exited the customs arrival hall through the green channel without making any declaration.

On questioning, both denied carryin...