IFM not guilty of smuggling..Boh Tong's conclusion

SIA cabin crew whom TODAY spoke to said they are aware of the incident, with one expressing surprise at news of the arrest.   
An air steward from SIA who declined to be named said he was “shocked” to hear that it was an offence to bring too much gold into a country. He also pointed out that smuggling items like gold was “definitely not a practice” in the airline industry.
He said: “We do know we have to declare articles, but perhaps some things like smuggling gold isn’t really emphasised. It usually (applies more) to currency.”
He also added that guidelines on bringing in gold or food products would “sometimes vary from country to country”.
Above quote was from TODAYonline  ..Read here

The gold items (gold chain and bangles) that have been brought into Delhi may not be construed as smuggling by the IFM (Inflight Manager). If he intended to smuggle,it won't be just those 2 items. In fact, he wore the items on himself and not hid them. If he had intended to smuggle then it may be in the form of gold bars that weigh much more. If you read the above statement by the steward it reinforced what I've stated. Most crew would think or taught to think that currencies declaration is more important in India.