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“The driver then produced his driving licence. When the policemen
looked at the minute details mentioned on the identity cards, they detected that
date of birth mentioned on both the identity cards was different. When the driver
was questioned, he confessed that he got it prepared by scanning the original
identity card of a government official,” a statement by the police said.
During questioning, Bisht also confessed that he had got the identity
card to cross toll plazas and was using it to drive around Delhi-NCR amid the
lockdown, the officer added. A case was registered in the matter.
[Source : Hindustan Times, New Delhi, dated 6-4-2020]

Customs official booked for smuggling

The Central Bureau of Investigation has booked a Superintendent of
Customs, then posted at the IGI Airport, a Delhi-based company and others for
alleged smuggling of gold from Dubai to India in the garb of reimport of jewel-
lery exported for exhibition purpose.
The case is based on a probe by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence.
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had seized jewellery weighing
over 51 kg at the airport in the early hours of April 25, 2019.
The DRI probe revealed the alleged role of Customs Superintendent
Vikram Bhasin, who was arrested on May 31, 2019.
[Source : The Hindu, New Delhi, dated 22-3-2020]

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