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CBI books 9 in ₹941-cr gold diversion scam

The New Indian Express Madurai

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September 02, 2025

4 Customs officers took bribes from 4 jewellers to clear shipping bills by certifying fake gold as genuine, says FIR

- SIDDHARTH PRABHAKAR @ Chennai

THE CBI has booked four Customs officers, four Chennai-based jewellers and a representative of a logistics firm in the alleged diversion of 2,170 kg of gold worth ₹941 crore investigated by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Customs in 2022.

CBI's FIR cites a Customs report indicating that the officers may have been paid a bribe of ₹6 crore from November 2020 to January 2022, with other evidence indicating their undeclared immovable properties and their involvement in allowing gold smugglers to pass through the airport without checks.

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