Rs 40 lakh cash seized from Bolero in poll-bound Begusarai

As part of intensive campaign against use of black money in elections, police on Monday seized Rs 40 lakh from a Bolero in Begusarai district.

The seizure was made during search of Bolero in Sahebpur Kamal police station area of the district, Superintendent of Police, Harpreet Kaur said. The unaccounted cash was kept in a box and the three persons on board the Bolero have been taken into custody for interrogation, she said.

The vehicle was on its way to Begusarai from Khagaria, she added.  The Election Commission and Income Tax department officials have joined probe into the recovery of Rs 40 lakh illegal cash. Election for Begusarai Lok Sabha seat and bypoll in Sahebpur Kamal Assembly seat will be held on April 30.