Pramesh S Jain
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fficials of the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office on Wednesday arrested three people,including two Sri Lankan nationals,allegedly trying to smuggle Foreign currency totalling worth ₹2.12 Crore.
The accused,identified as,Vimalraj Thuraisingam,who was attempting to smuggle the currency same from Bangalore to Colombo,was accompanied by with another Sri Lankan national,Thileepan Jayanthikumar and one Indian national,Veera Kumar,the ED said.
All the three passengers were attempting to fly to Colombo by a Sri Lankan Airlines flight along with the said currency.
Based on the tip off from the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel stationed at Kempegowda International Airport,the ED team searched Vimalraj Thuraisingam and examined the other two co-passengers and attempting to smuggle foreign currencies worth ₹2.12 Crore and seized the currency same.
The ED said the person from whose bag the said currency was recovered could not explain the source of the said currency and stated that he had purchased the same from Chennai by paying cash.
The seized foreign currency includes Euros,US Dollars and Rials.Further investigation is under process.
