A housekeeping staff working at the Mumbai International Airport was arrested by CISF personnel on Thursday with gold worth Rs 2 crore that was concealed in a water bottle, a force spokesperson said.
Madhukar Bansode, a BVG company employee, was posted at terminal-2 of the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport for housekeeping work, he said.
The man was handed over to the Customs department along with 2.77 kgs of gold paste worth about Rs 2 crore that was hidden in a stainless steel bottle that he was carrying, the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer said.
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