Keonjhar, May 3: Amid stricter blocking &checking intensified by the Police ahead of the election, the Static Surveillance Team (SST) on Friday intercepted a car from the Barbil area that was carrying Rs 20 lakh cash.
Sources said a car was passing by the Vadrasahi complex under the Barbil police limit in the afternoon. Meanwhile, the SST sleuths spying there intercepted the vehicle for checking. During the search Rs 20 lakh cash was recovered from the car.
Following this, the cash was seized whereas car driver Hemant Singh Rathor and one Abinash Mishra were interrogated regarding the huge amount.
Primary investigation revealed the cash was withdrawn from the ICICI Bank Barbil Branch and it was being taken to Pawan Transport Company.
The haul of cash has been deposited with the Keonjhar treasury. Further investigation is underway said,an SST official.
