During routine checking drive on the National Highway near Bongla village at Bahadrabad junction, a team of the anti-terrorist squad recovered 60 lakh rupees from two persons who were going from Delhi to Rishikesh in a sports car. The car has been seized by the cops while the investigation was going on.
Speaking to The Pioneer, ATS inspector Neeraj Kumar said, “Today morning when our team members were engaged in routine checking drive, we recovered a bag full of notes from a car bearing the number plate UK014 4530. Information was passed on to the Bahadrabad police station.”
On reaching, the police seized the car and an amount of 60 lakhs from Ecosports car during the search operation.
According to the Police, both the accused dealt in currency exchange business, converting foreign currency into Indian currency.
The accused has been identified as Manish, hailing from Shyampur village Rishikesh along with his driver Satender. SHO Bahadrabad Pradeep Bisht told the Pioneer that the accused claimed that the money belonged to a jeweler in Shyampur.
The income tax department has also asked to conduct an enquiry in it.