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.

Did you know?Explore Trending and Topic pages for more stories like this.
330 Like 28 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Unclaimed bag in Varanasi village triggers panic

Lucknow, Feb 27 (IANS) A large unclaimed bag containing items resembling army shells was recove

No dearth of land for industries: Mamata

Kolkata, Jan 8 (IANS) Countering allegations that her government's hands-off policy in land acq

Madarsa Survey: 8496 unrecognized madrassas found in UP, a maximum 557 in Moradabad

Madarsa Survey in UP: The survey of unrecognized madrasas in Uttar Pradesh has now been completed

Acid Attack Survivor among Bravery Award Winners

New Delhi, Jan 17 (IANS) A 16-year-old acid attack survivor is among the 24 children who would

Did the vaccine fall short in the country, why did the state's vaccination center have to be closed? Know the answer of Health Minister Harsh Vardhan

Another wave of corona in the country is proving extremely dangerous. During the last 24 hours, m

X down again: Users faced issues ranging from login to the feed; problem occurred for the second time in 24 hours.

Social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter and owned by Elon Musk, experienced another ma

Assam BJP leader quits, blames Modi-Shah, corruption

Guwahati, Feb 18 (IANS) A senior leader of the BJP's Assam unit and national executive member h

Odisha Preparing Management Plan for Wetlands

Bhubaneswar, Feb 2 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Monday said the state government

The entire North India is gripped by fog and cold; road, rail and air traffic affected; the meteorological department has issued an alert.

Dense fog blanketed most of North India on Monday, severely disrupting traffic in the National Ca

Coughing Kejriwal: Scary mandate and scary pollution (Comment: Special to IANS)

The day Arvind Kejriwal's Aam Aadmi Party (AAP, which means Common Man's Party) won unprecedente

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash