Shahjehanabad police have nabbed one miscreant and recovered Rs 16 lakh unaccounted cash from him while he was in the city to collect money to send it through Hawala channel on Wednesday, said police.
Acting on a tip off, Mahesh Wadhwani, the accused, was nabbed near Gurudwara at Hamidia road, and he was frisked by police when Rs 16 lakh were recovered from his possession. Wadhwani confessed that he came to the city to collect cash.
The police acted swiftly after receiving the information and nabbed the accused who was carrying cash.
CSP Hanumanganj Gladwin Edward said that the person has been detained with money but at the moment it could not be ascertained that the money is circulated through Hawala channel. The police have registered a case under section 102 of the CrPC and have started further investigation. If the cash was in possession of the man, he would have to prove in the court that from where did he got the cash, Edward added.
Police said in case if the accused is involved in the delivery only an investigation to nab the main accused behind the ‘Hawala’ nexus would be carried.
The income tax department has been informed regarding the seizure of the cash and would investigate the matter, said police.
Meanwhile, Kamla Nagar police on Wednesday arrested eight persons while gambling and recovered Rs 36000 cash from their possession near Bhadbhada gate. Acting on a tip off eight gamblers were caught gambling by Kamla Nagar police and recovered cash and playing cards.
The nabbed accused persons were identified as Deepak Thakur, Rajeev Kathane, Anand Batham, Abhisek Rai, Arbaz Miyan, Vishal Deshmukh, Vikram Singh Parmar and Dinesh. The gamblers tried to escape the spot but were nabbed by the police. The police have registered a case under Gambling Act and started further investigation.