Car importer applies for bail

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Alberto Bostanto was arrested in connection with alleged evasion of customs duty while importing cars under the pretext of getting used cars.

Alberto Bostanto, who was arrested by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) and whose bail plea was rejected by the metropolitan court on Friday, applied for bail in the city sessions court.

Bostanto was arrested in connection with alleged evasion of customs duty while importing cars under the pretext of getting used cars. He was arrested by the DRI last month and is currently lodged at the Sabarmati Central Jail.

Bostanto, a resident of Andheri in Mumbai, imported 26 cars in the past three years and also delivered cars to Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt and others. His brother, Lorenso, has an automobile company named Highperformance Car Ltd in the UK.

Bostanto acted as his agent in India . He would import new cars by showing them as used cars and evaded customs duty to the tune of Rs6.99 crore.