The Delhi Police on Wednesday detained a paediatrician with Rs69,86,000 in Rs100 denominations in Central Delhi's Paharganj area.
The doctor, identified as Dr Nallal, was allegedly putting bundles of cash in his car which is when he was seen by man who suspected something suspicious and made a PCR call, said a senior police officer, adding that the caller alleged that the man was carrying Rs5 crore in those bundles.
The doctor was detained and it was found that he was carrying Rs69,86,000 in Rs100 denominations, he said.
He was detained and he told police that his businessman friend had given him the money to keep and he was taking the money to his house in Rajouri Garden, police said.
The matter had been forwarded to the IT department that has taken up the probe.