Tuesday, July 8, 2008

B'DAY PLANE GROUNDED


The Rs 240- crore Airbus A-319 jet, along with a 22-seater Falcon owned by Mukesh Ambani have hit a customs air pocket for alleged violation of import rules to evade duty. Customs seized two aircraft of Reliance Industries Ltd.- of which the airbus was a birthday gift that Mukesh had given his wife Nita. Customs officials said that a total of Rs 98 crore is due as duty fee for both the air crafts the cost of which comes to Rs400 crore.

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