As Model Code of Conduct is in force in Bihar for the ensuing assembly elections, police have seized 53 lakhs eighty thousand rupees in different parts of the state during checking. 35 lakhs rupees have been seized during in two different localities in Patna. Former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son Praveen Kumar was detained today by the police after he was allegedly found carrying cash of four lakh 65 thousand rupees in a car.
police have recovered 4 lakh 65 thousand rupees from a vehicle of son of former Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, An FIR has been lodged in this case. In another incident police have seized 25 lakh rupees from the possession of two Gujarati youth in Patna this evening. Over 10 lakh rupees have been recovered in Sahpure locality of state capital. During checking police have recovered over 13 lakh rupees in two different localities of Muzaffarpur district of the state. Income Tax officers are also investigating about seized money.