A SENIOR official of the Airports Authority of India (AAI) in Chennai is under the scanner of the Customs probe into the smuggling of 267kg gold worth 167 crore via the gift shop Airhub located at the departure lounge of the airport.
Sources said that Airhub's owner Sabir Ali from Chennai-was referred to Selvanayagam, the joint general manager (JGM) of AAI by the Chennai airport director's office. Selvanayagam had allegedly recommended Sabir to Vidvedaa PRG to get a shop allotted to him, sources added.
Vidvedaa PRG is the authorised retail concessionaire for Chennai airport, which leased out the space to Airhub, the shop which Customs said was a front for a Sri Lankan gold smuggling syndicate.
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