The Haryana police has seized over Rs10 lakh cash in new currency notes from a money exchanger in Kurukshetra.
Acting on a tip off, a team stopped a car at a check post near Shahabad Markanda bridge and recovered the cash, police said, adding a total of Rs10,22,030 was seized. The occupant of the car has been identified as Amandeep, a money exchanger and resident of Khera Sendha village here, said Shahabad police station in-charge Ramesh Kumar.
"Rs10 lakh was in Rs2,000 notes, Rs19,500 in Rs500 notes while the rest was in denominations of Rs100, Rs20 and Rs10 notes," police said. The Income Tax department has been informed about the seizure and it will investigate the matter, police said.