Shah Rukh Khan stopped at Mumbai airport with his team over luxury watches
The expensive watches are worth ₹17.86 lakh as per Customs’ evaluation, an official said.
The incident occurred at 12.30 a.m. after Khan landed at the airport from Dubai in a chartered flight, the official said and added that the payment counter at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) was not operational in the early hours.
During the screening of the baggage of Khan and his team members, officials found six expensive watches in one of the bags, he said.
The expensive watches are worth Rs 17.86 lakh as per Customs’ evaluation, he said.
The bag containing watches was carried by Khan’s bodyguard Ravi Shankar Singh, the official said.
As the screening process was on, Khan and his team were stopped at the GAT- a VIP terminal- for at least an hour, he added.
After some time, Khan, his secretary Pooja Dadlani, and three other members of the team were allowed to go, he said.
As the Customs duty payment counter at the GAT was not operational in the early hours, Customs officers took Ravi Shankar Singh with them to Terminal -II of the airport, where ₹6.88 lakh was paid towards Customs duty for the watches, he said.
After the procedure to pay Customs duty was over, Singh was allowed to go in the morning, he said.
Shah Rukh Khan stopped by customs officials at Mumbai airport, made to pay Rs 6.83 lakh penalty for carrying expensive watches
Shah Rukh Khan made a quick appearance at an event in Sharjah in United Arab Emirates and was returning to Mumbai on Saturday when he landed in trouble with the airport authorities. The actor was stopped at Mumbai airport by customs officials. Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) sources told Times Now that the actor was carrying expensive watches worth Rs 18 lakh. Shah Rukh Khan was made to pay Rs 6.83 lakh as penalty for custom duty. Shah Rukh Khan was reportedly travelling in a private chartered plane.
Shah Rukh Khan made a quick appearance at an event in Sharjah in United Arab Emirates on Friday and was returning to Mumbai today, when he landed in trouble with the airport authorities.
The actor was stopped at the Mumbai airport by customs officials. Air Intelligence Unit (AIU) sources told Times Now that the actor was carrying expensive watches worth Rs 18 lakh.Shah Rukh Khan was reportedly made to pay Rs 6.83 lakh as penalty for custom duty. Shah Rukh Khan was travelling in a private chartered plane.
While attending an event in Sharjah, SRK had opened up about his upcoming movies. When asked if felt nervous before the release of his films, SRK had quipped, “I don’t think I need to be nervous, they are all going to be superhit films.” Stating that this is not an ‘arrogant’ statement, the actor explained, “That’s the belief I sleep with, I wake up with and that’s the belief that makes the 57-year-old me do stunts, and work 18 hours a day. If I did not have that belief that I am making a product that lots of people are going to like then I won’t be able to do it. So. it’s not an arrogant statement, this is what I like to believe. It’s a child-like belief that ‘look, I have prepared my best, I have done my best I am going to pass with flying colours.” 2023 will see Shah Rukh Khan’s return to the big screen with three big releases – Siddharth Anand’s ‘Pathaan’, Atlee’s ‘Jawan’ and Rajkumar Hirani’s ‘Dunki’.
