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The latest controversy has surfaced after the Customs Preventive Division in Kozhikode filed sharply worded counter-affidavits at the High Court in response to two petitions submitted by Ibrahim and PM Muhammed of Kasaragod.
The passenger, Fasalurahman (35) of Kooriyad, Malappuram, had arrived from Jeddah on an IndiGo flight (6E 66) around 11 am.
The police also arrested the person who came to receive the smuggled gold.
She stated that she was wrongly accused of carrying more than 14 kg of gold upon her return from Dubai.
The CID probe, ordered on Monday night, was cancelled on Wednesday in the Ranya Rao gold smuggling case.
According to the police, the accused, Sahihul Misfar (29), a native of Thamarassery, landed at the airport on IndiGo flight 6E 1476 from Dubai.
Police revealed that Ranya wore most of the gold without giving any room for suspicion.
Gold merchants have strongly criticised the authorities, accusing them of targeting Kerala's traditional gold ornament sector.
Arif Mohammed Khan said Pinarayi Vijayan prohibited the DGP and Chief Secretary from visiting him since he sought explanation into allegations made by Nilambur MLA P V Anvar.
This latest criticism follows Khan's earlier accusations of the CM's 'silence, inaction, and delays' regarding his requests for information on alleged anti-national and anti-state activities.
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