Weeks ahead of the upcoming Maharashtra Assembly elections, Pune rural police on Monday seized Rs 5 crore cash from a car amid the model code of conduct in force in the state as the polls are set to take place in a single phase on November 20.
The cash was confiscated on Monday evening near the Khed-Shivapur plaza along the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway during a police nakabandi (on-road checking).
An official said that a car traveling towards Satara was intercepted, leading to the discovery of the large sum of money concealed within the vehicle, which was occupied by four individuals. Rs 5 crore cash was seized from the vehicle, police said, PTI reported.
Meanwhile, Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut took to his official handle on X to criticise the current Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena government in the state.
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“15 crore found in the car of an MLA from the Mindhe tribe at the village Shivapur toll booth! Who is this MLA? What a bush! What a mountain! Mindhe sent 75 crores to each candidate for the election. This is the first installment of 15 crores! What, Bapu… How much are these boxes?” he said, tagging official handles of Home Minister Amit Shah and the Election Commission of India.