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Rs 2.4 cr cash found in car on K'taka secretariat premises

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Press Trust of India Bengaluru
Unaccounted cash of about Rs 2.4 crore stashed in abox in a person's car was found on the premises of VidhanaSoudha -- the state secretariat-- here, police said today.

The cash was unearthed by the Vidhana Soudha security officials during a routine security check this afternoon, a Cubbon Park police station official said.

The owner of the car, Siddharth, was being questioned, the official said.

"Right now we are not in a position to say anything on this count. We have brought Siddharth to the Cubbon Park police station and we are interrogating him," the official added.

To a question whether the unaccountable money was meant to be handed over to a minister as was being speculated, the police official said, "We are also looking into it... The interrogation is on.

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First Published: Oct 21 2016 | 10:42 PM IST

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