ALAPPUZHA:
Kayamkulam
excise team seized Rs 1.88 crore
cash
from a car on NH 66 at Madhava Junction,
Haripad
here on Sunday. They took four persons in the car into custody, three of them being natives of Maharashtra.
Excise inspector S Anirsha said they seized the money from the car during vehicle checking at around 11pm on Sunday. “We seized Rs 1,88,16,930 from the four persons in the car. They kept it under the mat in the car and under their dresses in special arrangements. The arrested are identified as Deepak of Thamarakulam, Kollam, Rajesh of Kallumthazham, Kollam, Athul of Pilappuzha, Karthikapally, Alappuzha and Prasanth, Chirakadavu Muriyil, Kayamkulam. Of them, Athul, Deepak and Prasanth, hail from Maharashtra and they settled in Kerala many years ago. All of them gave mismatching statements about the money and tried to mislead us,” said Anirhsa.
“One of them told us that they went to Thrissur for buying gold from a wholesale shop. But they could not buy the gold as the shop was closed on Sunday. One of them told us that they got cash after they sold gold. But we felt they were lying and were hiding things from us. They could not prove the source of their money. They owned houses in Alappuzha and Kollam districts and they told us that they engaged in business related to gold ornaments. We also found extra tyre in the car, which we suspect may have been used for concealing something earlier. They were handed over to Haripad police on Monday for detailed investigation,” the
excise
officials said.
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