New Delhi: The Custom officials at Bengaluru's Kempegowda International airport on Saturday arrested a 40-year-old man for trying to smuggle gold worth Rs 10 lakh. 


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The accused, Vijay Ashok Kumar Wadwani from Thane in Maharashtra, was hiding the 330 grams of gold biscuits in his rectum.  


According to a report in the Time of India, Wadwani had arrived from Sri Lankan Airlines-UL 173 flight that came from Colombo. Acting on a tip-off, Custom officials nabbed Wadwani and found the gold during deep frisking.


Officials are tracking his antecedents to know his past record. 


In a similar incident, a 53-year-old woman was arrested after she was found carrying 1.17 kg of gold biscuits in her rectum on May 10.