S.A.S. Nagar, April 03, 2019: Stepping up action against illicit activities, Zirakpur Police today recovered cash of Rs 54.90 lakh from a private bus during a special search operation.
In a press conference here today, DSP Dera Bassi, Mr. Simranjit Singh said that special search operation being conducting on the instructions of the Mr. Harcharan Singh Bhullar, SSP, SAS Nagar. He further said that SHO, Zirakpur Police Station Inspector Gurjeet Singh along with his team placed a special Naka near Macdonald on Ambala-Chandigarh highway. During this search operation a private bus (UP-70GT-7000) has been stopped and a bag was found from the rear tool box of the bus, out of which a total of RS 54,90,530 was recovered.
Divulging further, DSP apprised that the bus driver Swaran Singh (46) R/o Village-Bari Brahmna, District-Jammu, has not produce any documentary evidence of the cash during the initial investigation. He said that the accused admitted that this cash was to deliver to Naresh Kumar of Hoshiarpur. Police has also informed the SDM Dera Bassi and officials of Income Tax Department in this regard.