MP's Mandsaur Police Find ₹1.29 Crore Hidden In Scorpio-N SUV's Secret Compartments, Sarpanch Among Three Arrested
Garoth (Madhya Pradesh): Shamgarh police arrested three men, including a village sarpanch, and seized Rs 1.29 crore in cash hidden in specially designed compartments of an unregistered Mahindra Scorpio-N SUV. The arrested men were identified as Bhawani Shankar Meena (49), sarpanch of Barkheda Uda village, Mohammed Islam (47) and Surya Prakash Gangwad (59). Islam and Gangwad are residents of…
Shamgarh police in Madhya Pradesh have arrested three individuals, including a village sarpanch, and seized ₹1.29 crore in cash hidden inside a specially designed compartment of an unregistered Mahindra Scorpio-N SUV. The suspects are Bhawani Shankar Meena, a 49-year-old sarpanch of Barkheda Uda village, Mohammed Islam, a 47-year-old from Bareilly district of Uttar Pradesh, and Surya Prakash Gangwad, a 59-year-old from the same district.
The trio were apprehended based on a tip-off regarding alleged cash linked to drug trafficking. Police leader Dinesh Prajapati led the joint operation by Shamgarh, Suwasra, and Bhanpura police stations. The seized SUV and suspects were taken to the police station, where a mechanic discovered the hidden compartments containing the cash.
The vehicle, valued at ₹20 lakh, and the suspects are now under police custody. The Income Tax Department has been alerted, and the matter is being investigated further under the supervision of senior officials.
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