The DC Belagavi Nitesh Patil, who is also the District Election Officer, said that Rs 9 lakh cash was seized at Kanbaragi check post on Tuesday (March 21), which was being carried without proper documentation.
Cash was found when the car which was going from Belagavi city towards Ankalagi was checked at Kanbaragi check post.
The cash belongs to a private finance company. But they do not provide adequate documents regarding the said money. Apart from this, it was found that the prescribed SOP regarding money transfer was also not followed.
The DC said that the said money has been seized and further action will be taken as per the rules.
He appreciated the work of the team of officers and staff who performed excellently at the check post.