Railway police seize ₹1.22 crore hawala cash on Devagiri Express; one held at Secunderabad
A man was arrested for transporting ₹1.22 crore in hawala cash on the Devagiri Express from Mumbai to Hyderabad. The accused, Vijay Ambadas Gupta, could not provide valid documentation for the money and was allegedly hired to deliver it for a fee. Authorities are investigating the cash's connection to the jewellery trade and hawala transactions.
- ▪Vijay Ambadas Gupta was arrested while transporting hawala money on the Devagiri Express.
- ▪He was found with ₹1,22,70,000 in cash without valid documentation.
- ▪The money was linked to suspected hawala transactions related to the jewellery trade.
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A 40-year-old man transporting hawala money from Mumbai to Hyderabad aboard the Devagiri Express was arrested by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) at Secunderabad, leading to the seizure of over ₹1.22 crore.The accused, identified as Vijay Ambadas Gupta, a resident of Amaravati district in Maharashtra, was apprehended on Tuesday (May 26) during a joint checking operation conducted between Bollaram and Malkajgiri railway stations.Police said the man was found carrying a bag containing ₹1,22,70,000 and failed to produce any valid documents explaining the source or purpose of the money.
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