The City Police on Wednesday seized Rs 10 crore cash that was being transported in an auto-rickshaw.
According to police, one auto-rickshaw (No AP 09 TA 5602) was found parked on the road near DGP office at Lakdi-ka-Pul by a traffic police team. The passenger and auto-driver were shifting a bag from the parked auto to another auto-rickshaw which was hired. On being asked by the police, the passenger said since the auto-rickshaw he was traveling in had breakdown he was hiring another auto-rickshaw.
However, the police personnel got suspicious after finding that the auto-driver was behaving in an unusually nervous manner. When asked, the passenger told the police that there were clothes in the bag. When police asked him to open the bag, the passenger and auto-driver fled from the scene while abandoning the auto-rickshaw. The abandoned auto was thoroughly checked and the police personnel were shocked to find three boxes place under the seat which were stuffed with Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes amounting to Rs 10 crore.
The officials of Income Tax Department have been informed about the seizure. Investigations are on to ascertain whether the seized cash was real or counterfeit.
–Agencies