Rs 570cr seized from 3 containers in India
PTI
Electoral officials in Tamil Nadu seized about Rs 570 crore from three containers yesterday during checking in Tirupur district, which the occupants of the vehicles claimed was for inter-bank money transfer, PTI reports from Coimbatore.
Officials said that personnel accompanying the containers told them they were transferring Rs 570 crore from State Bank of India in Coimbatore to Vishakhapatnam branches but did not have all the necessary documents and efforts were on to ascertain the veracity of their claim.
The flying squad of the election department, along with paramilitary forces, seized the cash early in the morning during a routine vehicle check on Perumanallur-Kunnathur Bypas, police said.
The containers escorted by three cars, did not halt, but officials chased them and stopped them near Chengapalli.
A check revealed the amount, kept in many boxes, inside the containers, they said.
The men in cars, who claimed to be policemen from Andhra Pradesh but were not in uniform, told the officials they were transferring Rs 570 crore from State Bank of India in Coimbatore to Vishakhapatnam branches.
