Father and son arrested in Rs 22cr customs duty evasion scam

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The investigation concerns imports made through Nhava Sheva by three firms Mumbai: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has arrested a city businessman and his son for allegedly evading customs duty of more than Rs 22 crore by routing Chinese-origin seamless steel pipes and tubes through Thailand and allegedly using fake certificates of origin to claim duty benefits under the ASEAN-India Free Trade Agreement (AIFTA). The DRI arrested businessman Chandraprakash Sanghvi (51) and his son Aditya Sanghvi (24). They were produced before the Customs Court, which remanded them to judicial custody. According to the DRI, the agency received intelligence that…

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