In pictures: How DRI officers in Ahmedabad treated this trader

Ahmedabad, 30 January 2014

Presented here are shocking pictures of a trader Sanjay Patel who was beaten up badly by officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence(DRI) in Ahmedabad.

Sanjay Patel is accused of gold smuggling. Sanjay Patel had ordered 16 kg consignment at Ahmedabad airport containing natural gold ore concentrate . This much of natural gold ore concentrate had 5 kg gold worth Rs. 1.32 crore(payable duty Rs. 13 lakh). One tonne good quality gold ore can give only 2.5 gram gold. As it is not practical in India to fetch gold from gold ore, there’s just 2.5% duty on gold ore. According to DRI, Sanjay Patel used to purchase 995 pure gold bar in Dubai and mixed sand, soil, cement, silver, copper, zink etc to make artificial gold ore. Later he would import gold ore and after converting it in liquid form, he would make gold bar. According to DRI, in last three few years Patel had imported 35 kg(payable duty Rs. 1.20 crore).

Sanjay Patel showed injuries on his body at court and told metropolitan magistrate Mamta Chauhan how he was beaten whoe night by Sarvanbhai, Rajan, peun and Deputy Director of DRI Arvindkumar. The judge sent Sanjaybhai to Civil hospital for treatment and asked to submit a report on his injury.

Meanwhile Sanjay Patel said he already had paid Rs. 40 lakh duty, but DRI officials wanted him to pay Rs. 1 crore. Patel was taken to public hospital in Ahmedabad for treatment of wounds his suffered during torture committed by DRI officials.