Andhra Police Net Rs 8.36 Crore at inter-state border

Andhra Pradesh police on Thursday seized Rs 8.36 crore from a truck carrying PVC pipes at an inter-state check post in NTR district.

Police seized the cash, one of the largest cash seizures ahead of the 2024 polls, at the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana inter-state checkpoints in Garikapadu village while checking vehicles.

”We have seized Rs 8.36 crore cash hidden in a cabin behind the driver’s seat of the truck coming from Hyderabad and heading to Guntur,” a police official told PTI.

According to police, the truck from Chittoor district is registered under the name of one Shaik Aziz.

Meanwhile, police are questioning the truck driver, Ch Shanmugan (40), and cleaner, P Sekhar Reddy (24), for more information.

After submitting the money to the Finance Ministry, the police have registered a case under CrPC sections 41 and 102, the police official added.

Simultaneous elections to the 25 Lok Sabha seats and 175 Assembly constituencies in the southern state will be held on May 13 and the results will be declared on June 4.

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