Huge cash recovered during vehicle check at Ekdanga Naka, total cash of Rs 1.93 lakh seized by police in two days - cash seized during vehicle check in Patna before elections

Updated: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:09 (IST) In view of the assembly elections in Patna district, police seized Rs 1 lakh in cash from a vehicle during vehicle checking at Ekdanga Naka in Belchhi police station area. Cash worth Rs 1.93 lakh was recovered in the last two days. The police are exercising vigilance under the code of conduct and have intensified investigation to stop illegal transactions. Heavy cash recovered during vehicle check at Ekdanga Naka, flood. In view of the assembly elections, an intensive vehicle checking campaign is being conducted in Patna district. In this sequence, police seized Rs 1 lakh cash from a vehicle at Ekdanga Naka of Belchhi police station area. In the last two days, a total of cash worth Rs 1 lakh 93 thousand was recovered from the Belchhi police station area. Remove advertisement Read only news The police team stopped the vehicle during vehicle inspection and questioned it. The driver or the person driving the vehicle could not produce any valid document or satisfactory answer regarding the amount. After this, Circle Officer Shruti Raj and Police Station Head Anil Kumar Singh seized the amount as per rules. Special vigilance under the code of conduct: Belchhi police station is taking special vigilance under the election code of conduct. All small and large vehicles coming and going in the police station area are strictly monitored and checked. Under the direction of the station in charge, police teams are deployed day and night at the checkpoints and they monitor suspicious activities, so that misuse of funds in the election process can be prevented. It is noteworthy that even a day before that, Rs 93 thousand cash was recovered in Belchhi police station area. This amount was received from a petrol pump operator, for which he was also unable to present valid documents. To prevent attempts at illegal transactions, the police intensified the investigation after the recovery of cash in two consecutive days. The police station in charge said that the police are fully alert in view of the assembly elections. Special vigilance is maintained at all checkpoints to prevent attempts to influence voters or illegal transactions. The aim of the administration is that the elections should be held in a peaceful, fair and transparent environment.