The Khandagiri police detained a youth who was carrying Rs 30 lakh cash in a sack while he was waiting to board a bus near Tapoban petrol pump on Friday morning.The cops become suspicious when the youth started to run after seeing the PCR van near the petrol pump. After detaining, the cops took the youth identified as Mahavir Prasad Das to custody for interrogation. Later, another youth named Pralaya Kumar Padhee reached the police station and claimed the money of his own and the detainee as his friend. Introducing him as a tobacco dealer, Padhee told the police that he had sent Mahavir to Paralakhemundi in Gajapati district for collection of money that were pending due to lockdowns and shutdowns.
After collecting money amounting to Rs 30 lakh, Mahavir reached Bhubaneswar by a bus in the morning, Padhee claimed.After interrogation, police have forwarded the case to the Income Tax Department.