Haryana Police seized ₹50 lakh from a car in Sonepat. The driver failed to provide proof of cash origin. Income tax department notified.
Haryana Police recovered ₹50 lakh from a car in Sonepat district, police said on Saturday.
The cash, in denomination of ₹500, was seized near the Gohana Road bypass, police said.
The car driver said he brought the cash after selling a plot in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida but failed to produce any documentary proof, a police official said.
He was going from Noida to Jind.
Police have informed the income tax department regarding the recovery of cash.
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