Mumbai, Feb 7: Bollywood singer Mika Singh was on Wednesday evening arrested at Mumbai international airport for carrying Indian and foreign currency beyond permissible limit.
Mika Singh, who arrived here from Bangkok by a private airline around 7.30 pm, was intercepted by customs officials.
During checking, he was found in possession of USD 12,000 and Rs 3 lakh in cash, a senior Customs official said.
As per Customs norms, Indian passengers coming from abroad and carrying over Rs 7,500 and USD 5,000 need to make declaration about the same upon arrival, he said.
The 35-year-old singer was unable to give satisfactory answers about the currency in his possession, the official said.
Mika was arrested under FEMA (Foreign Exchange Management Act). He was later released on Rs 50,000 bail and surety of the same amount.
