Jehanabad/Patna : In a major embarrassment for Manjhi, his son Praveen Kumar was detained after police intercepted his car during a routine check at Gaya-Jehanabad check post near Umta village and seized Rs 4.65 lakh cash, Sub-Divisional Police Officer Md. Ashfaq Ansari said.
Kumar was detained and taken to Makdumpur police station for questioning after he allegedly failed to give a satisfactory reply about the purpose for carrying the cash, he said.
Kumar, however, claimed the money was meant for construction work being carried out at his house in Patna. “I was going to Patna from Gaya with Rs 4.65 lakh. I was taking this money to build our house in Hanuman Nagar in Patna where some construction work is going on. I had taken this money from my brothers,” he told reporters. Police seized Rs 49 lakh unaccounted cash in five separate incidents in the state capital and Muzaffarpur district.
