The police caught persons with Rs 20 lakh in Indian currency at the border area Banbasa- Sharada barrage chowki here on Sunday. The police were conducting routine vehicle checking in the area when they came across a car with Haryana license registration number.
There were five persons in the car and on checking, the police found Rs 20 lakh in Rs 2,000 notes from the car. The Banbasa police station house officer Meenakshi Nautiyal said that on questioning, the five men were not able to provide a satisfactory answer.
They said that an Indian had been caught by Nepal customs officials in a case regarding gold smuggling. They claimed that they had been taking the money to Nepal to secure his bail.
However, they were unable to provide any valid documents or explanation as to where they had secured the cash from.
The five men had been brought to the police station along with the money, while the Income Tax department had also been informed about the same, added the SHO.