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Consignment containing Rs 1.2 cr cash, other valuables seized

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Press Trust of India Jaipur

The Anti-Terrorism Squad of Rajasthan Police seized unaccounted cash worth Rs 1.2 crore, 2 kg gold and 2 quintals of silver from a consignment inside a train at Jaipur junction Saturday night.

The consignment was found in the Delhi-Ahmedabad Ashram Express.

"Following a tip-off about the hawala money in a parcel, a team of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in coordination with the railway authorities and Government Railway Police (GRP) searched the parcel.

"They found Rs 1.2 crore cash, gold biscuits weighing

2 kg and 2 quintals of silver in raw form," ADG (ATS and SOG) Umesh Mishra told PTI.

He said the income tax authorities have been informed about the matter and they were probing the source and destination of the consignment.

 

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First Published: Nov 03 2018 | 11:50 PM IST

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