Udupi: More than Rs 1.50 crore illegal cash found in train; Two held

Vartha Bharati | 02-11-2018 | 12:54:00 IST

Udupi: The railway police arrested two persons of Rajasthan who were allegedly carrying over Rs 1.50 crore illegal cash by Netravati Express (No.16345), which runs from Mumbai to Ernakulam via Mangaluru, at Indrali station on Friday morning.

While the duo was travelling in an AC coach in the train, someone at Indrali station was waiting to get the cash.

The railway protection force has hired additional staff to curb the theft incidents that have increased in Netravati Express. As usual, the police team was performing its duty on Friday.

In the AC coach, the police asked two passengers to produce their tickets when the duo acted suspiciously. The inspection was intensified when the names on the ticket and the names of the accused were mismatched.

At this point, more than Rs. 1.5 crore cash was reportedly found in a bag. Now the interrogation of the accused has continued and IT officials have reached the spot. Besides, Udupi Tahsildar, Election Commissioner has also visited the venue.

The accused have stated that they had brought the money to purchase a land. It is also suspected that the money was brought to distribute during the elections in Byndoor.

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