Ranya Rao, Bengaluru Airport pe Gold Smuggling ke Case mein Pakdi Gayi
Kannada actress Ranya Rao ko Bengaluru airport par 14.2 kg gold ke saath pakda gaya hai. Yeh incident gold smuggling aur Dubai-India ke beech gold price difference par charcha chhed raha hai. Reports ke mutaabik, actress, jo ek senior IPS officer ki stepdaughter hain, gold bars ko apne kapdon mein chhupa kar le ja rahi thi. Unhone kuch gold toh pehna bhi hua tha taki customs officials ko chhalaki se bach sakein.
Dubai ke Chakkar aur Pakda Jana
Ranya ke Dubai ke baar-baar trips, sirf 15 dino mein chaar baar, ne officials ko shak mein daal diya. Iske baad, unhe pakda gaya aur itni badi gold seizure hui.
Kya Dubai mein Gold Sasta Hai?
Haan, Dubai mein gold India ke mukaable sasta hai. Dubai gold trading ka ek bada hub hai, aur aksar gold yahan India se kam price par milta hai.
Price Difference ke Karan
Dubai mein gold ke kam daam ke kai reasons hain:
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Tax-Free Purchases:
Dubai gold kharidne par koi tax nahi lagata, isliye log market rate par bina extra charge ke gold khareed sakte hain.*
Import Duty Nahi:
India ke ulta, Dubai gold import par duty nahi lagata, jisse overall cost kam ho jati hai.*
Competition:
Dubai ka gold market kaafi competitive hai, aur kai dealers customers ko attract karne ke liye achhi rates offer karte hain.Dubai ka Gold Market: Ek Historical Overview
Dubai ka gold market bahut purana aur famous hai. Yahan gold collect, sell aur trade hota hai.
Gold Prices: Dubai vs. India
25 September, 2024 ko, Dubai mein 24K gold ka price AED 313.66 per gram (lagbhag Rs 7,138.96 per gram) tha, jabki India mein yeh price Rs 8,225 per gram tha.
India ke Gold Import Duties aur Restrictions
Gold import ke economic impact ko manage karne ke liye, Indian government ne kai duties aur rules banaye hain. July 2024 mein, gold import par customs duty 15% se ghata kar lagbhag 6% kar di gayi thi. Isse smuggling kam karne aur legal imports ko badhava dene ki koshish thi, taki gold consumers ke liye affordable ho.
Duty-Free Allowance
Kam duty ke bawajood, India mein bina extra tax diye limited gold import kar sakte hain:
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Male Passengers:
20 grams tak gold, Rs 50,000 ki maximum value tak, bina customs duty ke la sakte hain.*
Female Passengers:
40 grams tak gold, Rs 100,000 ki value limit tak, duty-free la sakti hain.Zyada Quantity par Customs Duty
Agar aap duty-free limit se zyada gold late hain, toh aapko customs duty dena hoga, jo import kiye gaye gold ki quantity par depend karta hai.
Gold Imports aur Trade Deficit
Import duty kam hone se gold imports mein kaafi badhotri hui. August 2024 mein, India ka gold import record $10.06 billion tak pahunch gaya. Festive season se pehle consumer demand badhne se yeh imports badhe.
Is badhotri ne trade deficit ko bhi badha diya, jo usi mahine mein badhkar $29.65 billion tak pahunch gaya.
