Noida: Ahead of the assembly poll, the police have confiscated more than RS 99 lakh countless cash from the SUV near the Noida Stadium in Sector 24 on Tuesday during a routine examination.
Two Delhi residents in the vehicle were detained for failing to produce documents relating to the source and use of money, police said.
The probe has begun to determine whether the money is intended for distribution during assembly selection, he added.
Akhilesh Kumar (40), a driver at a garment company based on Ashok Vihar, and Bhim Sen (35), a field executive, was detained from the White Toyota Fortuner car after RS 99,30,500 cash recovered from the vehicle, Rajneesh Verma, Assistant Commissioner Police ( ACP), Noida, said.
“During the initial interrogation, Sen had identified himself as Arun Kumar.
Duo also cannot produce any documents in connection with money.
They cannot clearly state the source of money and use,” ACP said.
The men, he added, claimed their employers had given them a bag full of cash and it would be sent to someone in Noida.
“We tried to reach their employers and questioned him in connection with money, while SUVs were registered.
On behalf of the employer’s wife, it has been confiscated.
We have also confiscated cash and notifies income tax officials to investigate this problem.
The case will be registered if we find irregularities In connection with the money seized, “said ACP, added that the police were investigating if the money was intended to be used in the election of the upcoming country.
Seven phase polls were set to start from February 10 when three Constituencies -Noida, Jewar and Dadri – will throw ballots.
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