Suspected money laundering bid foiled, two accused held
| Date :03-Jan-2020 |
Staff Reporter :
The Govindpura Police on Thursday claimed to have foiled money laundering bid by two persons who landed in police net during a routine helmet checking drive, while they were carrying bricks of gold and silver as well as unaccounted cash of Rs 9 lakh on a two-wheeler. According to SHO of Govindpura, Ashok Singh Parihar, on Wednesday night they were busy in vehicle checking drive near ISBT, when a scooter rider was stopped for not wearing helmet. The driver when stopped, he himself agreed for the challan without any resistance and asked to complete the formality as soon as possible.
This behaviour was alarming for the team. The team members then asked him what they were carrying in a bag with them to which they said that there were clothes inside. But, the way they were eager to pay the challan was suspicious and cops checked the bag. The two riders’ refused to let them check the bag stressing they had to reach railway station and catch a train for Mumbai. Booty worth Rs 32 lakh, including cash Rs 9 lakh and gold and silver bricks, were seized by the police as they failed to reveal the source of gold, silver and cash they were carrying.
The silver bricks were as heavy as 23 kilograms and 384 grams of gold. The arrest and seizure indicate involvement of accused in Hawala scam. They failed to provide any documents when held and even refused to divulge details from where they brought it and where they were heading with the seized booty at the time, they were arrested. The accused later were brought to the Govindpura police station and were quizzed. They revealed their names as Satyendra Singh Bhadoriya 35 and Lucky Kushwaha 20. The seized cash was handed over to the Income Tax Department as well as the both accused were later handed over the teams of I-T department for further quizzing.