TV and film producer Ekta Kapoor, was detained at the Mumbai airport on her way back from Bangkok
According to an official, Ekta was carrying undeclared luxury goods in the tune of Rs one lakh.
She was intercepted while she tried to pass through the green channel without declaring her assets, the official added.
After being detained she claimed innocence and said that she was not aware of the existing laws.
The Balaji Telefilms head was finally permitted to leave after being fined Rs 50,000 by the customs department.
In the past few months the Mumbai Customs is in the news for detaining big names including celebrities, politicians and businessman.
June 2011: Actress Anushka Sharma was on her way back to India after attending the AIFA awards at Toronto, when the Mumbai Customs detained her for possessing undeclared jewellery worth Rs 35 lakh. She blamed her secretary for the entire mess.
June 2011:Steve Kean, manager of the well-known English football league Blackburn Rovers, was intercepted by the Mumbai Customs while he was crossing the green channel with gold jewellery worth Rs 3-4 lakh.
June 2011:Vikram Lamba, actress Mallika Sherawat's brother, was detained by the Mumbai customs department, for carrying undeclared British pounds worth Rs 10 lakh and high-end goods worth Rs 5 lakh. He was traveling from Dubai to Mumbai.
May 18, 2011: Minissha Lamba, who was returning from Cannes on an Emirates plane, was intercepted by the customs officials at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport for carrying undeclared diamond jewellery worth more than Rs 40 lakh. She was interrogated for almost 11 hours before being released in the early hours of the next day.
May 2011: Sangeeta, wife of Sajjan Jindal, was fined a sum of over Rs 10 lakh, for carrying undeclared diamond jewellery and other imported valuables worth Rs 60 lakh.
April 2011: Goa's Education Minister Atanasio Monserrate was detained at the Mumbai airport, for allegedly carrying foreign currency beyond the permissible limit.
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