SOG arrests hawala traders with Rs 16 lakh in Jodhpur

JAIPUR: The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Rajasthan police on Monday unearthed a hawala trade racket and arrested two persons with illegal possession of Rs 16 lakh from Jodhpur. SOG is already on an alert mode following a complaint by Congress on poaching of MLAs and has activated its sources to find any illegal delivery of unaccounted money.
Acting on a specific input, SOG officials chased a man and nabbed him while he was delivering Rs 16 lakh to another person in Jodhpur.
“We had a specific input that some hawala traders are active. After a long chase, we arrested one 19-year-old youth Mukesh Bishnoi while he was delivering Rs 16 lakh to Murlidhar Daga, a native of Nagori Gate in Jodhpur,” said Anil Paliwal, ADG, SOG and ATS.
Both have been handed over to Mahamandir police for investigation. “Mukesh was a carrier who delivered the money to Murlidhar and now the investigation would be on where the money was to be delivered. We will have to further unearth the chain,” said an officer.