Rs 80 lakh seized from two vehicles in Nagpur district
Ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the Static Surveillance Team (SST) of Nagpur administration Friday seized Rs 80 lakh in cash from two four wheelers along the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border, official said.
Thesub-divisional officer of the Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency in Nagpur district, in a press release, said the district administrationhas been strictly implementing the model code of conduct.
The SST seized Rs 30 lakh in cash from a four-wheeler during an inspection at Satnur check-post under the Saoner assembly segment, which borders Madhya Pradesh and is part of the Ramtek Lok Sabha constituency, he said.
Similarly, the SST seized another Rs 50 lakh from a vehicle at Kedwad checkpost at 3.30 pm, the release said.
The income tax department is probing the matter, it added.