Gold seized at RGIA

January 15, 2017 11:27 pm | Updated 11:27 pm IST - HYDERABAD:

Custom officials at the Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) seized gold biscuits weighing over a kilogramme from a passenger who came to the city from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday.

The gold was valued at ₹34.46 lakh, sources said. The passenger reportedly concealed the bars in his rectum area.

Man held for murder

The east zone police arrested a man in connection with the murder of a woman on Saturday under the Osmania University police station limits.

The accused, Siddam Sai Prasad, had smothered an 84-year-old woman named Nanduri Indradevi at her house at Ravindranagar Colony, Seethaphalmandi. Upon his arrest, the police recovered ₹36,000 cash, an LCD TV, and a mobile phone.

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