Over Rs 88 lakh in cash was seized from a car here Tuesday during a drive to check unaccounted cash ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh, police said.
Kanwan Police Station in-charge Kamal Singh Gehlot said the car carrying more than Rs 88 lakh in cash was intercepted in the afternoon on the Mhow-Neemuch road during the drive.
The driver could not produce documents regarding the cash, following which it was seized, he said.
Gehlot said income-tax department officials were immediately informed about the cash found in the car.
I-T officials are inquiring into the matter, he said.
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