Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) on September 19 seized over Rs 71 lakh foreign currency from Ativ Mehta an Indian national at Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (CSMIA), Mumbai. Mehta was on his way to Hong Kong on a Cathay Pacific flight from Terminal 2 of CSMIA, when he was frisked by officials.

Suspicious behaviour

According to reports, during pre-embarkation check on September 19, a CISF jawan ticed Mehta walking around airport in a suspicious manner and stopped him at around 8.30 pm. Mehta was frisked and when he was asked to open his bag. Apparently, he panicked and showed reluctance in opening his lugg.

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On conducting a physical check, officials came across  $99,550 USD, equivalent to Rs 71 lakh in Indian currency. CISF jawan immediately alerted his superiors and officers from customs department were summoned. passenger was later interrogated by officials. During interrogation, when officials asked Mehta reason for travelling with such a large amount of cash, he failed to give satisfactory answers. He was n taken into custody for furr investigation.

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Similar incident

Last week, in a similar operation, CISF officials h intercepted an Australian national, Mohammed Farouk, who was held with Rs 9.16 lakh in his bag in Mumbai. During interrogation, when he was asked to stand aside and frisked, currency tes in $10,000 USD, 1.13 lakh Thai Baht, 857 Chinese Yuan and Rs 50,000 were recovered from him.

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(with ANI inputs)