Truck carrying cash catches fire in Anantnag district

Srinagar, April 22

A truck carrying currency notes caught fire on Monday in Anantnag district.

Police sources said the truck caught fire in the Qazigund area on the Jammu-Srinagar national highway.

“The truck, among other things, was carrying currency notes. The driver and the helper of the truck said they had no information about the presence of currency notes in their vehicle,” police sources said.

Demonetised currency was found among the half-burnt notes, as also those currently in circulation, sources said.

The driver and the helper of the truck have been detained by the police.

There is no official word on whether or not the cash being carried in the truck had any connection with the upcoming election for the Anantnag Lok Sabha seat.

The constituency will vote in three phases beginning on Tuesday. IANS