Urvashi Rautela Detained at Airport for Carrying Undeclared Goods
Updated : April 06, 2016 11:00 AM IST Actress Urvashi Rautela was caught and fined for carrying goods worth Rs. 11.5 lakhs without declaration. The Singh Saab the Great actress arrived from Dubai at 9.45 pm from a Jet Airwaves flight, carrying diamond-studded gold jewellery worth Rs. 8 lakhs and other goods worth Rs. 3.5 lakhs. The actress, who featured in Honey Singh’s Love Dose music video, was let off after being fined.
A custom official was quoted as saying, “The actress was caught by a uniformed officer around three to four months back and a detailed examination revealed that she was smuggling items worth Rs 5 lakh. Since the items amounted to less than Rs 20 lakh, she was then fined and let off”. He also said, “Initially, Rautela refused to pay the fine. She was not only aggressive but also non-cooperative with the officers”.
The officer continued, “The actress kept asking officers to let off every little thing she had bought and kept calling her connections to get herself excused from the fine”. Additional Commissioner of Mumbai customs said, “The valuation of the items is yet to be finalised. Hence, the final fine to be imposed will be decided in a day’s time”.