The dramatic moment a Jet Airways air hostess is caught with $500,000 cash that was stuffed under her shoes and make-up

An Indian flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country.

Authorities searched the baggage belonging to air hostess, Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, and found wads of $100 bills which had been tucked below cosmetics and shoes.

A shocking video shows wads of cash being taken out of their foil wrappers.
The notes had been packed in foil to evade the x-ray scanner.

Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday.

Kulshreshtha was arrested and appeared at a Delhi court yesterday.

Indian flight attendant Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, (left) has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country
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The dramatic moment a Jet Airways air hostess is caught with $500,000 cash that was stuffed under her shoes and make-up

By Amanda Cashmore For Mailonline
08:00 GMT 10 Jan 2018, updated 13:58 GMT 10 Jan 2018
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A flight attendant was arrested for allegedly smuggling nearly $500,000
Devshi Kulshreshtha's baggage was searched and £100 bills were found
A flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong was intercepted by officials on Monday
The 25-year-old appeared before a court in Delhi yesterday
An Indian flight attendant has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country.

Authorities searched the baggage belonging to air hostess, Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, and found wads of $100 bills which had been tucked below cosmetics and shoes.

A shocking video shows wads of cash being taken out of their foil wrappers.

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The notes had been packed in foil to evade the x-ray scanner.

Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday.

Kulshreshtha was arrested and appeared at a Delhi court yesterday.

Indian flight attendant Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, (left) has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country +5
Indian flight attendant Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, (left) has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country
Indian flight attendant Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, (left) has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country +5
Indian flight attendant Devshi Kulshreshtha, 25, (left) has been arrested for allegedly trying to smuggle out nearly $500,000 out of the country
Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday +5
Acting on a tip-off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials intercepted a Jet Airways flight leaving Delhi for Hong Kong at 2am on Monday
In a statement, the DRI officials said they found $480,200 wrapped in foil in her possession.

Kulshreshtha was allegedly working with a New Delhi resident named Amit Malhotra, who ran a network to smuggle currency.

Malhotra would collect money from bullion dealers in Delhi and send it abroad through her. The money was then brought back to India in the form of gold.

Malhotra, who had befriended Kulshreshtha six months ago during a flight to India, has also been arrested.

The DRI suspects that a few other crew members of Jet Airways may also be involved in the smuggling racket.