Mika Singh’s ‘joke’ about returning to India with $2 lakh had Sameer Wankhede’s team on alert: ‘They were ready as if Dawood Ibrahim was coming’

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Mika said that since he was quite upset with this, he decided to post a tweet in jest declaring that he was entering the country with $2 lakh, and as expected, Mika saw an entire team of officials as soon as he landed. He shared, “I became very angry, particularly since I used to do a lot of shows for the Customs department. Then, I tweeted saying, ‘I am coming with USD 2 lakh; catch me if you can!’ When I landed at the airport, I saw the entire place packed with officials as if Dawood Ibrahim was about to step out wearing gold around the neck.”

Mika said that he didn’t think much before posting the tweet. When he landed, he asked the officials if they saw him as an “idiot” who would actually do that. “I posted it without giving it much thought. Anyway, I was stopped and taken aside. I asked them, ‘What did you guys think that I would actually bring USD 2 lakh with me? I am not some idiot. You believe whatever I say? I was just joking.’ Nonetheless, I had two bottles of premium scotch whisky with me. They imposed customs duty on that instead,” he said.