Two arrested for carrying huge amount of cash in Kolkata

Posted on 15th Mar 2014 05:30 am by admin

Kolkata, March 15 (IANS) Two people were nabbed here Saturday for carrying large amount of cash without the required documents, said an Election Commission official.

One of the two carrying Rs 11.14 lakh in person was arrested from the Burrabazar area under Posta police station. The other person was found to be carrying Rs 8.91 lakh in cash in an area under the Jorasanko police station.

"None of them could provide any legal documents on why they were carrying the cash. As this constitutes a violation of the Model Code of Conduct, they have been arrested," the official said.

Meanwhile, the polling time in the first phase of the election for Darjeeling, Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and Alipurduar Lok Sabha seats have been extended by an hour enable more voters to cast their franchise.

Polling in these constituencies will start at 7 a.m. instead and continue upto 6 p.m. Earlier, it was supposed to end at 5 p.m.

Other news

Saroj Khan died of a heart attack, she was handed over to Malad graveyard at 7 am

Mumbai. Choreographer Saroj Khan, known as the Dancing Queen in Bollywood, died of a heart attack

India made significant efforts to trace and disrupt operations of terrorist organizations: US report

According to the US Bureau of Counterterrorism's 'Country Reports on Terrorism 2021: India', the

IND vs PAK: ACC-BCCI put Team India in big trouble! Will play cricket for three consecutive days, know the whole matter

The Super Four match between India and Pakistan will now be played on Reserve Day i.e. today. Due

Muslim side can file a petition in HC today in the Sambhal Masjid case, demanding to cancel the survey.

Today, the Muslim side can file a petition in the Allahabad High Court in the matter related to t

Good news for Pakistan! ICC gave a green signal to Hasnain's bowling action

Pakistan's young fast bowler Mohammad Hasnain's bowling action has been cleared by the Internatio

28th day of attack on Ukraine: America said - Russia's purpose in Ukraine was not fulfilled, Russia's answer - everything is going according to our plan

Today is the 28th day of the Russia-Ukraine war. Amid the war, a verbal counterattack between Ame

Sam Pitroda: 'China is not our enemy', Congress leader Sam Pitroda in controversy again; BJP surrounds him

Congress's foreign unit chief Sam Pitroda has sparked a new controversy by making a claim. He sai

Solar Impulse 2 leaves Ahmedabad for Varanasi

Ahmedabad, March 18 (IANS) The Solar Impulse (Si2) aircraft, powered solely by the sun, took of

Panchayat Trailer Release: Election battle begins in Phulera, Secretary's teeth will break because of Manju Devi

Amazon Prime Video's superhit web series Panchayat is making a comeback with its fourth season. S

Weather Updates: Many areas of North India including Delhi are troubled by the scorching heat, know what is going to happen next

Many areas of North India including Delhi are troubled by the scorching heat. The mercury is touc