Man held with Rs 11.98 lakh cash during night checking in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund
Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh): An amount of Rs 11.98 lakh in suspected unaccounted cash was seized from a car during a checking operation on the Padampur Road in Basna in Chhattisgarh’s Mahasamund, police said on Thursday.
According to the police, intensive checking was being conducted on the Odisha route on Wednesday night when a suspicious Ertiga car bearing registration number OD 03 Q 8419 was intercepted.
During the search, police found a bag containing a large amount of cash in the possession of Karuna Naik, 32, a resident of Odisha. The cash was counted in the presence of witnesses and amounted to Rs 11,98,300, said the police.
Police further said Naik was questioned about the source and purpose of the cash. However, he failed to provide a satisfactory explanation. He also could not produce valid documents to establish its legitimacy, police informed.
Following due legal procedure, the suspected cash was seized under Section 106 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), police added. The car, valued at around Rs 8 lakh, and two mobile phones were also seized.
The total value of the seized property, including cash, vehicle and mobile phones, has been put at Rs 20,08,300.
Police have also issued a notice under Section 94 of the BNSS to the person concerned, directing him to produce valid documents relating to the cash.
Further legal proceedings are underway to ascertain the source and purpose of the seized amount. Police officials told media people that more significant details related to the cash seized are likely to come up as the investigation proceeds. The accused will be quizzed further on various aspects of the case, an official said, adding that a wider network is also expected to be exposed once documents are made available.