Rajkot: Two persons were detained when Rs 1.73 crore cash was found from their car during vehicle checking on Rajkot-Ahmedabad Highway near Rajkot on Tuesday night.
“We detained Jaideep Badarakia and Nilesh Untvadia who were coming to Rajkot from Wankaner. Their car was made to stop at the checkpost of Kherva village of Wankaner taluka. During the checking, we found Rs 1.73 crore cash kept in a bag on the rear seat of the car,” said M C Vala, inspector with Kuvadava Road police station.
During their interrogation, the accused duo said that they had withdrawn the money from a bank and that the money was meant to be disbursed among farmers.
“As they had no documentary proof to substantiate their claim, we seized the cash and informed the income tax department,” added Vala.