Gold Compound Found in
Air India Air Hostess' Rectum, More Flight Crew to be Probed
After
getting some fresh leads, the DRI intensified the probe as it suspected the
involvement of several other cabin crew members in smuggling gold.
After
arresting two cabin crew members of Air India Express for allegedly smuggling
gold, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has intensified the probe
suspecting role of more crew members in the crime.
The
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence or DRI arrested 26-year-old air hostess
Surabhi Khatun, a native of Kolkata and a member of the cabin crew on the
flight from Muscat, in the early hours of Friday.
She
was taken into custody after 960 grams of gold concealed in a compound form was
found in her rectum.
The
DRI had also picked up her senior colleague - Sohail,
who is from Kannur, and is suspected to be the key person in the smuggling of
gold.
After
getting some fresh leads, the DRI intensified the probe as it suspected the
involvement of several other cabin crew members in smuggling gold.