CCB police recovering the cash found in the modified cabin of the goods vehicle in Belagavi on Friday.
Credit: City Police
Belagavi: City Crime Branch police seized cash of Rs 2,73,27,500 that was being transported illegally without documents. The cash was hidden under modified cabin of a goods truck while being transported from Sangli to Hubballi on the Pune-Bengaluru national highway in Mal-Maruti police station jurisdiction on Friday evening.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) Rohan Jagadeesh informed DH on Saturday that based on receipt of credible information about illegal transportation of cash, a team CCB Police Inspector Nandeshwar Kumbar was formed which then apprehended the goods vehicle.
The vehicle was modified and upon proper examination and mechanical help, Rs 2,73,27,500 was found hidden in the cabin. Two accused Sachin Menkudale and Maruti Murgod residents of Sangli have been arrested.
Mal-Maruti police have registered a case.