60 lakh Indian rupees seized at Ctg airport
Rohingya suspect held
Customs officials of Shah Amanat International Airport unpack around 60 lakh Indian Rupees from a plastic bag that came as part of the luggage of an alleged Rohingya suspect who landed in Chittagong city yesterday.Photo: STAR
The customs authorities of Shah Amanat International Airport yesterday recovered around 60 lakh Indian Rupees from a Rohingya suspect at the airport. The passenger was identified as Hamidullah, 45, son of Dulu Miya, resident of Teknaf upazila. Mahmudul Hasan, DC of Chittagong Customs House, said Hamidullah came from Pakistan via Dubai by Fly Dubai airlines around 10:30am yesterday. Hamidullah did not submit any document, in support of carrying the Indian Rupees, to the customs authorities, Mahmudul added. Though Hamidullah's identity was Bangladeshi in his passport, he might be a Rohingya and involved in smuggling for long, said Mahmudul. According to the yesterday's exchange rate the value of the recovered Rupees were around Tk 93 lakh. Denying all the allegations, Hamidullah said he was a follower of Tablig Jamaat and liked to travel, adding that his brother, Md Aslam, working in Pakistan, gave him the bag and told him that one person would collect it from him in Chittagong.
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