Passenger Found with Rs 2 Crore Worth of Raw Diamonds at Surat Airport

The recovered diamonds have been valued at Rs 2.19 crore. A senior CISF officer said the passenger Sanjaybhai Moradiya was intercepted around 8:30 am on Saturday when he was undergoing security frisking at the airport before taking an Indigo airlines international flight. The passenger was first subjected to a partial pat down search followed by a full body frisking, leading to the recovery of a total 1,092 gms of raw or unpolished diamonds hidden in his ankle socks and undergarments, he added. The passenger has been handed over to the Customs department authorities for further investigation.

The recovered diamonds have been valued at Rs 2.19 crore, the officer said. *(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed. )*