Mumbai: Rs 4.5 lakh seized from Swift Dzire

Mumbai: Rs 4.5 lakh seized from Swift Dzire

FPJ BureauUpdated: Wednesday, May 29, 2019, 12:17 AM IST
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BHIWANDI: A Maruti Swift Dzire car carrying Rs 4.5 lakh was intercepted on Wednesday by Model Code of Conduct officers under Shanti Nagar Police Station area in Bhiwandi. The driver could not produce documents regarding the cash, following which it was seized.

Over Rs 4,50,000 was seized from a car here during a drive to check unaccounted cash ahead of Lok Sabha elections, police said. The officer said that when the Model Code of Conduct is in force, documents are required for carrying cash more than Rs 5,000. Elections will be held in Thane districts on April 29.

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Santosh Borade, Assistant Police Inspector, said,” The Model Code Conduct officers were on duty at Sai Baba road in Bhiwandi. During the checking of vehicles, they found the cash in a car. The driver could not produced any documents related to the cash.

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