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Bengaluru: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday arrested three people, including two Sri Lankan nationals, for attempting to smuggle foreign currency worth Rs 2.12 crore.
The arrested people have been identified as Vimalraj Thuraisingam, a Sri Lankan national attempting to smuggle the currency from Bengaluru to Colombo; Thileepan Jayanthikumar, also a Sri Lankan national; and Veera Kumar, an Indian national, the ED said in a statement.
"All three passengers were set to board a SriLankan Airlines flight to Colombo when they were intercepted," the agency added.
Acting on a tip-off from Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel at the Kempegowda International Airport, the ED searched Thuraisingam and examined his two co-passengers. They were found in possession of foreign currency, which was subsequently seized.
The agency noted that the person from whose bag the currency was recovered failed to provide a valid explanation for its source, claiming instead that he had purchased it in Chennai using cash. The seized currency included Euros, US Dollars, and Rials.
Further investigation is underway.