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Tuesday, February 11 2025
Mangaluru

Kasargod cops seize suspected Hawala cash of Rs 29 lakh , 1 arrested

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Kasargod : Acting on a tip off, the Kasargod police, on June 20, Thursday arrested a man at the local railway station and seized as much as Rs 29 lakh suspected hawala cash which was found in possession of him.

The arrested man is Abdul Aziz(54). A resident of Kannur. He was arrested as soon as he arrived by a train from Kozhikode. Police have also seized his ATM and Pan cards.

However, police said the accused has  denied that it was hawala money and claimed that he had sold his old gold in exchange for cash. But, he had no documents to prove the same. Police said they found Rs 28,91, 750 with him of 1000, 500 and 100 denominations.

Kasargod police said the case has been transferred to Kozhikode IT Department for further probe.

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