Rs 1.33-crore cash seized in Gurgaon

Chandigarh, October 19

The Haryana Police today seized over Rs 1.33 crore in unaccounted cash from a car in Gurgaon, a poll official said here. “This is the single-biggest seizure of unaccounted cash made since the model code of conduct came into effect in Haryana for the October 21 Assembly polls,” Joint Chief Electoral Officer Inder Jeet said in a release.

The car was stopped at a check post, he said, adding the Income Tax Department, police and the Excise Department had seized liquor, intoxicants and unaccounted cash worth over Rs 23 crore in the past one month. He said 3,84,674 litres of liquor worth over Rs 10.57 crore was seized. — PTI