3 held with Rs 71 lakh new currency notes
Source: The Sangai Express
Mangaluru, December 02 2016:
Mangaluru Income Tax Department officials and Karkala Police arrested three persons and seized Rs 71 lakh cash of Rs 2000 denomination currency notes at Bailuru here on Friday, December 2 .
The arrested have been identified as Deepak, Imran, Asif residents of Kudroli, Mangaluru.
According to sources, three persons were transporting Rs 71 lakh cash of Rs 2000 denomination currency notes in a Ford Fiesta car (KA 19 MA 7639) from Mangaluru to Karkala without any documents.
On a tip-off, IT officers stopped the car near Bailuru for inspection and found Rs 71 lakh cash of Rs 2000 denomination currency notes.
The income tax officials arrested all the three persons and seized unaccounted cash from their possession.
Along with IT officials, Karkala Circle Inspector Joy Antony, Karkala Rural PSI Rafeeq and other police officials also joined in the operation.