Three men arrested with Rs 4.11 crore
   Date :05-Sep-2019

 Huge cash confiscated by Crime Branch from the three miscreants.
 
Staff Reporter :
 
Case handed over to Income Tax Department, two gold shops surveyed by Income Tax sleuths
 
 
THREE people driving a car were intercepted by Bhopal Crime Branch and Rs 4.11 crore was confiscated from their possession on Wednesday. As huge cash was involved in the case, hence Income Tax Department was informed and the case was handed over to it. The apprehended persons worked in two gold shops of city. I-T Department has carried out survey of both the shops. Meantime, IG Bhopal Yogesh Deshmukh praised the Crime Branch and announced to reward the crime branch officials. Three people apprehended are said to be working for a renowned jeweller of the State capital.
 
Further things are being verified. The people in the car were heading towards Mumbai when they were stopped for checking by Crime Branch officials. A senior Crime Branch officer told ‘The Hitavada’ that there was specific intelligence input that three people will be heading towards Mumbai along with cash of around or more than Rs 3 crore. Acting on the tip-off, a trap was laid to intercept the car. Police barricaded all possible routes from early morning itself. Finally, the Crime Branch officials managed to stop the suspected car carrying three persons.
 
Two of them have been identified as Mukesh and Sonu. When the car was thoroughly checked, huge cash of Rs 4.11 crore was recovered. The income tax officials were informed about the development. I-T officials reached along with four note counting machines. If sources are to be believed then the arrested persons were working for GM Gold shop and Khushi ornament shop. It is learnt that the Income Tax Department has carried out survey at both the shops. Owners of these shops are likely to be quizzed by I-T sleuths.
 
Crime Branch officials said that the arrested accused used to bring gold from Mumbai allegedly by evading tax. Talking to ‘The Hitavada’ IG Yogesh Deshmukh said that probably this is the biggest cash seizure by Crime Branch so far. Hence, police personnel involved in recovering the cash will be suitably awarded. Meanwhile further probe will be done into the case. Sources added that in investigation, IT Department has stumbled about incriminating documents suggesting about tax evasion. When mobile phones of the three persons were checked then they contained incriminating documents suggesting possible tax evasion in purchase of gold.