Rs 2.6 lakh seized in Mumbai NE seat, three held

Three persons were arrested today from Mumbai North-East Lok Sabha constituency with cash worth Rs 2.60 lakh which was allegedly meant to be distributed among voters, police said.         

The trio - S Mangesh, A Sanjay and Abbas were intercepted early this morning when they were travelling in their car at Shivaji Nagar in suburban Govandi.         

"During patrolling, police stopped their vehicle and recovered bags filled with cash worth Rs 2.60 lakh," police official from the Shivaji Nagar police station said.         

Police suspect that the cash was meant to be distributed to voters, as the packets in which the cash was kept had Civic Ward numbers written on them.        

Further investigation is on to ascertain which political party the trio are affliated to, police added.