LAHORE: A Rs 10 million non-customs paid Iranian originated 2151 bitumen rolls have been stolen from a customs-sealed godown located at Mominpura Road, Slamat Pura, Daroghe Wala, an FIR lodged by Collectorate of Customs Enforcement and Compliance Investigation and Prosecution Cell, indicated.
The FIR registered on 14/11/2020, said that during a routine check-up of the customs authorities, the godown which was sealed by the customs authorities for being dumped with the illegally imported bitumen rolls worth Rs10 million was emptied by the owner of the godown, Ajmal Khan.
The FIR said that the accused person and his accomplices have broken into the godown illegally removing the seized bitumen worth Rs 10 million have and caused huge losses of Rs4.5 million on account of duty and taxes to national kitty.
The FIR disclosed that the illegally bitumen dumped godown was sealed on information of the Collector of Customs that a huge quantity of non-customs paid Bitumen has been dumped in a godown at the Slamat Pura, Daroghe Wala.
After the information a team to crackdown on the godown was constituted which recovered huge quantity of bitumen for which the owner failed to produce any legal documents.
However, on a request of the owner that he would provide the Customs authorities the original documents provided he is given sometime.
The Customs authorities accepting the owner’s request allowed him a reasonable time to produce the legal documents sealing the godown.
However, on November 14, 2020, it emerged that the whole of the Bitumen was removed from the godown illegally allegedly by the owner of the godown.
The customs authorities after registering a case against the accused have initiated further investigations into the case.
