16 November 13:45 AM IST
Hardik Pandya returned to Mumbai from Dubai after
T20 World Cup. Hardik Pandya watch seized news: Cricketer Hardik Pandya on Tuesday sought to refuse reports that claimed that his wrist watches worth Rs
5 crore were seized by customs officials at the
Mumbai airport on his return from Dubai.
While taking to the micro-blogging site on Tuesday (November 16), Pandya claimed that the luxury watches were not worth 5 crores. “Early on Monday morning, 15th November, on my arrival from Dubai, after picking up my luggage, I voluntarily went to Mumbai airport customs counter to declare the items brought by me and pay the requisite customs duty.”
He added, “Wrong perceptions have been floating around on social media regarding my declaration to customs at Mumbai airport, and I would like to clarify about what transpired. I had voluntarily declared all the items that I’d lawfully purchased from Dubai and was ready to pay whatever duties that needed to be paid.”
“I had voluntarily declared all the items that I'd lawfully purchased from Dubai and was ready to pay whatever duties that needed to be paid. As a matter of fact, the customs department had asked for all purchase documents which were submitted; however customs is doing proper valuation for duty which I've already confirmed to pay," Pandya added.
He said the cost of the watch is approximately ₹1.5 crore and not Rs. 5 crore as per the rumours floating around on social media. “I'm a law-abiding citizen of the country and I respect all government agencies," he said. The cricketer also said that he has received all the cooperation from the Mumbai customs department and he has assured his full cooperation to them and will provide them with whatever legitimate documents they need to get the matter cleared.
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