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.

330 Like 28 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

The second-largest decline in active cases so far, 28 thousand 132 cases were reduced; 79.45 lakh infected so far

There is a rapid decline in the number of active cases of corona in the country, ie, patients und

What will the world be like after defeating Corona? PM Modi said on the basis of words AEIOU

New Delhi: What will the world be like after defeating the coronavirus? How will there be working

Bihar Police seek 20 satellite phones for polls

Patna, March 23 (IANS) Bihar Police have sought 20 satellite phones from the union home ministr

All-Women Bench: Only the bench of women judges will hear matrimonial and bail matters today, for the third time such initiative of the Supreme Court

Today in the Supreme Court, the hearing of matrimonial disputes and bail matters will be heard on

Salman Khan will not be the only host in Bigg Boss 19! These big stars will also take up the responsibility.

Fans are eagerly waiting for season 19 of TV's controversial reality show Bigg Boss. Fans take ev

Civil Service Vacancies: More than 2300 posts of IAS-IPS are vacant, the minister said this about recruitment

UPSC Civil Service Vacancies 2022: The number of candidates preparing for government jobs is incr

Modi Congratulates Swimmer Bhakti for New World Record

New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi Thursday congratulated open water swimmin

Corona's new variant is very dangerous, many countries have taken strict steps; Know- India's situation

The panic of the new variant of the coronavirus is being seen in some countries of the world. How

Arvind Kejriwal: 'CM Arvind Kejriwal is deliberately taking a low-calorie diet in jail', LG office wrote a letter; said this

The Principal Secretary of Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has written a letter to the Chief Secret

IND vs PAK: Whether Pakistan will come to India to play World Cup or not, the new PCB chief reacted

Since October till now, the tussle between BCCI and PCB is not taking its name. After the stateme

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