The Taratard police here on Friday seized Rs 560,500 cash in demonetized currency notes from a private bus near Taratard, SDPO, Manish Toppo said.
Police sources said that Taratard police under led by officer-in charge Faiz Ahmad and other police forces near Taratard region have seized Rs 560,500 in defunct notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 in bags during vehicles checking at Taratard area on Friday and have handed over the matter to income tax department, Police also catch two persons identified as latiff and his son Sahabudin with cash bag on Friday afternoon, Both were belonging to Sakh village under the Gawa police station ,which will question the duo and investigate further ,said Toppo
According to reports the amount was seized on Giridih –Taratard road of the same police jurisdiction .Officer in charge, Faiz Ahmad said during routine check at Taratard road at Dilip bus which was coming from Giridih. The cash has now been handed over to the Income Tax Department. Unaccounted cash to the tune of Rs 560,500 l mostly in the scrapped Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denomination, was seized from a passenger at the bus stand in Taratard and the men were taken into custody, police said. The seizure was made by a police team led by Officer-in charge Faiz Ahmad during a routine check when a 55 year old latiff and his son sahabuddin from Giridih district, who arrived inTaratard by a bus, came out of the bus stand at 4.30 am, they said.
Bundles of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes were found in his baggage following which they were taken to the police station. The passanger could not provide any supporting documents for the cash, police said.