Vihari Poddar, wife of textile tycoon Abhishek Poddar, director of Siyaram Silk Mills, was arrested on Thursday for trying to smuggle in jewellery worth Rs. 2.35 crore.VihariPoddar, who is managing director of the Singapore-based Vihari Jewels Pvt Ltd, was detained at Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport on Tuesday night after she landed from a Singapore flight.According to the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials, Vihari was passing through the green channel with the undeclared diamond-studded gold jewellery, which she has stuffed inside her underclothes.The official told that Vihari's arrest was a part of the joint operation of DRI and the Directorate of Vigilance. Following Vihari's detention, the agencies also carried out search in her shops at the Grand Hyatt hotel in Santacruz and recovered more jewellery worth Rs. 4 crore.During interrogation, Vihari has also confessed to have made about ten such trips in the past and having smuggled gold and diamond jewellery.A metropolitan magistrate court on Thursday remanded Vihari to 14-days judicial custody.According to sources, two jewellery shops owned by Vihari Sheth have been sealed following the haul. The Department of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials were aided by the air intelligence unit in uncovering the smuggled articles.A graduate gemology diploma holder from California-based Gemological Institute of America, Vihari married with Abhishek Poddar, director of Siyaram Silk Mills on May 4, 2011.Her father, an influential businessman in Singapore, also owns shops at the Far East Shopping Centre on Orchard Road, a high-profile shopping enclave and tourist hub in Singapore.The case is quite similar to the arrest of socialite Sheetal Mafatlal, who was held in 2009 for travelling with undeclared jewellery. The president of Mafatlal Luxury had been arrested under the Indian Customs Act after the recovery of jewellery worth over Rs 1 crore from her.