India, Feb. 14 -- The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel deployed at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA) apprehended a passenger on Wednesday who was trying to smuggle synthetic diamonds worth around Rs.4.93 crore to Bangkok.

According to a release issued by the CISF, around 1:18am, an Indian passenger, Bharatbhai Govindbhai Nathani, reported at Terminal 2 to board a NOK Airlines flight to Bangkok scheduled to depart at 2:50am.

After completing the required check-in formalities, he proceeded to the security screening area with his hand baggage. During the screening of his laptop bag, CISF screener Subodh Kumar observed a suspicious image on the X-BIS machine. On closer scrutiny, it was noticed t...