Mayurbhanj: In a crackdown on illegal transit of accounted cash ahead of the elections, police seized Rs 34.24 lakh from a car at Rairangpur here on Saturday afternoon.
Acting on a tip-off, Bisoi police conducted raids and intercepted a car, bearing West Bengal registration number, at Bisoi Square in Rairangpur and seized the accounted cash after the driver of the vehicle failed to produce any valid documents.
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Three persons, identified as Dilip Kumar Swain (49), Mahammad (32) and Biplab Das (38), have been detained in this connection.
Likewise, election flying squad and Badmal police seized Rs 6 lakh in cash from two persons in Balangir district on Saturday.
