Mangaluru: Officials from the Railway Protection Force at the Mangaluru Junction railway station detained a man travelling with Rs 1.48 crore in cash and 800 grams of gold ornaments without any documents on the Mumbai-LTT-Ernakulam Duronto Express on Sunday.
The man is Mahendra Singh, 33, a native of Udaipur. An officer said the RPF who were conducting checks on the Duronto Express that arrived around 10.30am examined the man’s luggage and found currency bundles wrapped in old newspapers. He was detained immediately. A preliminary investigation revealed that Singh, a salesman, was travelling from Mumbai to Kozhikode. He failed to produce any documents. It is learnt that a man handed over the currency notes and three packets of jewellery at Mumbai to be given to Singh’s employer, who runs a jewellery store in Kozhikode and is also from Rajasthan.
The accused was handed over to the railway police, who have registered a case and the court will decide on the agency that will investigate it, the officer said.
In the wake of five states — Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand going into Assembly elections — the RPF has intensified checks on trains to curb illegal transportation of money, gold and contraband items.
The man is Mahendra Singh, 33, a native of Udaipur. An officer said the RPF who were conducting checks on the Duronto Express that arrived around 10.30am examined the man’s luggage and found currency bundles wrapped in old newspapers. He was detained immediately. A preliminary investigation revealed that Singh, a salesman, was travelling from Mumbai to Kozhikode. He failed to produce any documents. It is learnt that a man handed over the currency notes and three packets of jewellery at Mumbai to be given to Singh’s employer, who runs a jewellery store in Kozhikode and is also from Rajasthan.
The accused was handed over to the railway police, who have registered a case and the court will decide on the agency that will investigate it, the officer said.
In the wake of five states — Uttar Pradesh, Goa, Manipur, Punjab and Uttarakhand going into Assembly elections — the RPF has intensified checks on trains to curb illegal transportation of money, gold and contraband items.
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