Bhubaneswar: Ahead of polls, police recovered uncounted cash to the tune of Rs 5 lakh during line checking near Bijakhaman on Bolangir-Deogaon Road on Monday night.
According to sources, police seized the money from a car during line checking near Bijakhaman on Bolangir-Deogaon Road on Monday night. As the person carrying the cash could not give any satisfactory answer, the police seized it and detained him for interrogation. Police meanwhile handed over the seized money to the flying squad.
On May 3, police had seized Rs 20 lakh from a car during vehicle checking at Bhadrasahi Chhak under Barbil police limits in Keonjhar district. The cash was found stashed in two bags inside the car. While it is not clear to whom the cash belongs, the driver of the car has fled the spot.
In a similar incident, Nuapada police seized Rs 4.89 lakh from a van during vehicle checking near Sahipala check post on the Nuapada-Bargarh district border. The cash was seized during vehicle checking when the van was coming towards Nuapada from the Bargarh district.