₹941-cr scam: Six Chennai jewellers on the DRI radar
The New Indian Express Vellore|December 31, 2024
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and Chennai Customs have unearthed a ₹941-crore scam, in which six jewellers from Chennai had allegedly diverted around 2,170 kg of gold under the pretext of exporting gold jewellery to Dubai and Malaysia between 2020 and 2022.
SIDDHARTH PRABHAKAR @Chennai

Having registered as exporters, the jewellers procured thousands of kilogrammes of imported gold bars from RBI agencies, such as government bodies, on the agreement that they were needed for manufacturing jewellery for export. Only 10% of the gold was actually used for this purpose.

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