Bhubaneswar: A flying squad team seized Rs 2.65 lakh from a person during regular vehicle checking at Rangamatia Square under Baripada Sadar police limits, on Monday.
The election flying squad seized the uncounted cash that was being transported without proper documentation. The squad has detained an engineer identified as Rajnikant Mahanta in this connection.
Assistant sub-inspector Tanmay Kumar Mahana of Kuliana police station said, “Acting on an order of Mayurbhanj Superintendent of Police, I and executive magistrate Sukant Kumar Swain were carrying out vehicle inspection duty at Rangamatia Square. We intercepted a vehicle and seized Rs 2.64 lakh from the possession of Rajnikant Mahanta after he failed to produce any authenticated document in support of the money. The seized money has been deposited in Govt Treasury of Baripada for necessary action as per law.”
A few hours before the seizure of Rs 2.65 lakh, police seized Rs 10 lakh unaccounted cash during vehicle checking on Boudh-Nayagarh border, on Monday.
According to reports, police waylaid a vehicle coming from Boudh and seized Rs 10 lakh from the vehicle during checking. Police have detained three persons including its driver and two women in this connection after they failed to give any satisfactory answer to cops regarding to whom the cash belongs.
