2 persons held with over Rs 18 lakh in cash in Raj

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Press Trust of India Jaipur
Last Updated : Dec 29 2015 | 3:48 PM IST
Two persons were today arrested and Rs 18.23 lakh in cash was seized from their car during a vehicle check at Hudera-Phanta of Rajasthan's Churu district, police said.
The persons, identified as Dharmendra (24) and Kanhiya Lal (25), residents of Neemuch in Madhya Pradesh, were carrying the cash without any relevant documents, they said.
The duo was proceeding to Jaipur in the car, when they were intercepted on the Mega Highway, police said.
The car and cash were seized under section 102 (power of police officer to seize certain property) of the CrPC while the accused have been arrested under section 151 (arrest to prevent the commission of cognizable offences) of the CrPC, they said.
The duo was being interrogated to ascertain the source of money they were carrying, police said.
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First Published: Dec 29 2015 | 3:48 PM IST