Amid enforcement of the model code of conduct for the November 20 Maharashtra assembly polls, the Navi Mumbai Police on Wednesday evening, October 30, seized INR 86.50 lakh in cash from a car in the Seawoods area of the city.
The crime branch had received information that a large amount of cash was being brought in a car to the area, a Navi Mumbai Police official said.
Crime branch sleuths intercepted the car opposite Krishna Hotel in Sector 42A, Seawoods (West), and recovered ₹86,50,000 from the vehicle.
Three persons, Loknath Govindchandra Mohanty (33), Ratilal Ambabhai Patel (38) and Vineet Mohanlal Sharma (45) -- were travelling in the car. When questioned about the cash in the car, they failed to give any satisfactory answer, according to the official.
A flying squad of the Election Commission from the Belapur assembly constituency and Income Tax personnel were called to the spot and the cash was confiscated.
On the other hand, two fire arms have been seized from two history sheeters in the special operations being conducted by Navi Mumbai Crime branch.
It is pertinent to note that this is the first fire arm seizure after the polls were declared, police said.
The Unit III of Navi Mumbai Crime Branch on Tuesday morning, October 29, at around 10.50 am, received a tip about a history sheeter, who was to come to Kamothe with a fire arm and accordingly the team led by senior police inspector Hanif Mulani, laid a trap at Jawahar Industrial area and nabbed Vivek Harivilas Giri (26) along with two cartridges. Giri had a previous record of attempt to murder with Uttar Pradesh Police, an official added.
Meanwhile, on the same day, at around 8.30 pm, Unit I of Navi Mumbai Crime branch nabbed another person with fire arms. Unit I officer police inspector Abasaheb Patil received an information about a person in possession of arms would be coming below Turbhe overbridge. Accordingly, the team laid a trap and nabbed Nitin Ashok Kamble (34), a resident of sector 12 in Kamothe.
In another operation by Central Unit of Navi Mumbai Crime Branch, the team led by senior police inspector Sunil Shinde, seize INR 86.50 Lakh cash from three men who were travelling in a Honda City car.
The car was intercepted at sector 46 in Seawoods and while checking the men and their belongings, police found the cash in their possession. Vineet Sharma from New Panvel who runs distribution of electrical appliances, was carrying INR 15 Lakh cash, Loknatj Mohanty from New Panvel who is a tax consultant, was carrying INR 18 lakh cash and Ratiklal Patel from Seawood who has a toy and gift shop was carrying INR 53.50 lakh cash.
All the three were using the car belonging to Patel and were going to Panvel. The election commission has been informed about the same, police said.
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