Bihar police nab two people with ₹10 lakh cash ahead of Lok Sabha elections
Hindustan TimesBihar police officials on Wednesday evening detained two persons with ₹10 lakh in cash just two days ahead of the second phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Purnea. New Indian Rupee 2000 Currency Note after Demonitization Purnea is scheduled to go to polls on Friday along with Katihar, Kishanganj, Bhagalpur and Banka districts, hence the police have not ruled out the possibility of the money being used for elections-related activities. Confirming the seizure, Rupauli police station house officer Amzad Ali said, “Acting on a tip off, two persons who were travelling in the SUV were detained and later the cash worth ₹10 lakh was seized from their possession. The police are still interrogating them, and the Income Tax department has been informed.” According to police sources, the detained persons have been allegedly working with Bima Bharti for a long time.