Man Arrested at Ahmedabad Airport with Gold Paste Concealed in Rectum
Customs officials at Ahmedabad airport arrested a 24-year-old man, Sarfaraz Mala, after recovering gold paste worth approximately Rs 65.69 lakh concealed inside his rectum. The man was intercepted upon arrival from Jeddah via Doha on a Qatar Airways flight. Authorities seized 467.09 grams of gold paste, later converted into a 422.83-gram gold bar. Mala was arrested under the Customs Act, 1962, and investigations are ongoing.
First-hand measurement across 2 sources
We measured how 2 outlets covered this story. No outlet gave this story a measurable political slant — there is no left–right reading to report. Overall sentiment is neutral (47/100). Lens Score 37/100.
Outlets measured: theprint, news18. See how each one headlined and framed the same story in the source comparison below.
AI Analysis
Sentiment was consistent across outlets (47–47/100), indicating broadly factual reporting rather than editorialising.
Coverage timeline
news18 broke this story on 9 Aug, 03:01 pm. Other outlets followed.
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