65 kg silver seized in Kalbadevi

The octroi department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation on Wednesday seized 65 kg silver...

Written by Express News Service
Mumbai | January 7, 2010 11:39 PM IST

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The octroi department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday seized 65 kg silver that was being brought into the city from Ahmedabad without paying octroi. A team led by Sudhir Janwalkar,joint assessor and collector of the octroi department,confiscated the silver from two labourers in Kalbadevi.

The team has been patrolling the area for two days following a tip-off by a local informer. The silver was brought from Ahmedabad in a train and was offloaded at Mumbai Central Station. The consignment was brought for a local businessman based in Kalbadevi who was made to pay a fine of Rs 3.73 lakh.