en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_Kerala_gold_smuggling_case
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CBITC
The acronym is wrong: the official abbreviation is CBIC, not CBITC.
Full reasoning
The Government of India’s official website identifies this body as the Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC). The article’s acronym “CBITC” adds an extra “T” and does not match the agency’s official name or abbreviation.
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- CBIC — Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) ... is a part of the Department of Revenue under the Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
- CBIC official website
This is the official website of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India.
However, the UAE consulate's admin attache left the country on 12 June 2020, even before National Investigation Agency could question him.
The date is wrong. Contemporary reports say the UAE consular official left India on Sunday, July 12, 2020—not June 12, 2020.
Full reasoning
This sentence gives the wrong month. Contemporary reporting on the official’s departure states that he left on Sunday, July 12, 2020. The Indian Express reported on July 17, 2020 that the official "left for Delhi from the state capital on Sunday and then flew to the UAE," which, given the publication date, refers to July 12, 2020. Onmanorama’s timeline also places his departure on July 12. So the article’s “12 June 2020” is a date error.
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- Kerala Gold smuggling case: ‘Consulate official back in UAE’ | The Indian Express
This is an archive article published on July 17, 2020 ... Sheimeilli left for Delhi from the state capital on Sunday and then flew to the UAE.
- How the Kerala gold smuggling case unfolded: Timeline | Onmanorama
July 12 ... Rashid Al-Salami, an attache with the UAE Consulate in Thiruvananthapuram, reportedly left India as a multi-agency probe into the gold smuggling case intensified.
On 15 October the NIA Special court granted bail for eight accused in the diplomatic baggage gold smuggling case while rejecting the application of two others.
The count is incorrect. Multiple contemporaneous reports say the NIA court granted bail to 10 accused on October 15, 2020, not 8.
Full reasoning
Contemporary reports from October 15, 2020 say the Kochi NIA court granted bail to 10 accused, not eight. Hindustan Times reported that the court "granted bail to 10 accused" and said two main accused would remain in jail. NDTV likewise reported that "Ten accused" were granted bail on that date. That directly contradicts the article’s statement that bail was granted for only eight accused.
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- 10 accused in Kerala gold smuggling case get bail | Hindustan Times
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Kochi on Thursday granted bail to 10 accused in the Kerala gold smuggling but two of the main accused ... will remain in jail.
- Ten Accused In Kerala Gold Smuggling Case Granted Bail | NDTV
A court in Kochi on Thursday granted conditional bail to ten accused arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with the Kerala gold smuggling case.
8 (as of 1 November 2020)
This arrest count is too low. By mid-October 2020 alone, 10 accused had already been granted bail in the case, which means at least 10 people had been arrested before November 1, 2020.
Full reasoning
The infobox says there had been 8 arrests as of November 1, 2020, but contemporaneous reporting shows that number was already higher before that date. On October 15, 2020, multiple outlets reported that an NIA court granted bail to 10 accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case. Those 10 people necessarily had been arrested already. In addition, The Indian Express reported another NIA arrest on October 27, 2020. So the article’s total of 8 arrests as of November 1, 2020 is contradicted by reporting showing at least 10 arrests before that date.
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- 10 accused in Kerala gold smuggling case get bail | Hindustan Times
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Kochi on Thursday granted bail to 10 accused in the Kerala gold smuggling but two of the main accused ... will remain in jail.
- Kerala gold smuggling case: NIA arrests accused on arrival from UAE | The Indian Express
This is an archive article published on October 27, 2020 ... The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested an absconding accused in the Kerala gold smuggling case after he arrived in Kochi from the UAE.