The two accused nabbed with `80 lakh cash in money laundering were found to be Pakistani residents staying in the country and violating visa norms. The accused have been booked under The Foreigners Act, 1946.
The Superintendent of Police, Bhopal (North) Hemant Chouhan said that the accused have been nabbed for violating visa norms of the country. Earlier, they were booked for holding unaccounted money. He said that a case under section 12, 13 and 14 of the Foreigners Act, 1946 has been registered by Mangalwara police and have started further investigation.
Few names have surfaced in the investigation involved in the racket and would be investigated. The links of the two accused in Mumbai and other countries would be investigated, he added.
The two have been living in the city for many years along with their families. They wanted to avoid suspicion On September 13, the two Dayanad Kukreja and Ashok Bhadwani were nabbed in the State capital with ` 80 lakh cash while on their way to Mumbai for delivering the money at lokmanya Tilak terminus railway station.
Acting swiftly after receiving the information, the police acted and nabbed them from Punjabi Colony who were carrying massive amount of cash and were on a scooter.
Information about people who have facilitated the money laundering and delivery of money in Mumbai would be obtained and based on the information further investigation would be done. It must be written here that a number of cases regarding money laundering has come out from this area from time to time.
Senior officials have told mediapersons that more people would be arrested soon but names and number were withheld as it would derail further investigation.