A total of 1,681.60 kg gold is stored in the Delhi Customs' vault as on December 31, 2016, Minister of State for Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha.
"A committee comprising of departmental officers verified the stock of gold at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) and found 91.06 kg of gold misplaced with non-valuable metal in 57 cases," he said.
Between April-December 2016, 47 cases of bogus gold were detected involving a quantum of 67.40 kg. In 2015-16, 5 cases with bogus gold of 11.26 kg was found.
"Department has filed FIRs/ complaints with the Delhi Police/Central Bureau of Investigation," Gangwar added.
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