Rs 5 crore seized from car in Pune: Sanjay Raut alleges Shinde Sena MLA’s involvement, contractor claims cash belongs to him

The Pune Rural constabulary acceptable up 9 checkpoints astatine assorted introduction and exit points successful their jurisdiction up of the Maharashtra Assembly elections, which volition beryllium held connected November 23, followed by the counting of votes connected November 22. A constabulary team, which was conducting random conveyance checks astatine Khed Shivapur toll plaza, recovered currency of Rs 5 crore from a achromatic Innova which was going from Mumbai towards Satara with passengers.

“After the currency was intercepted, we informed the flying squad formed nether the Election Commission, returning officers acrophobic and the I-T department. The car’s occupants could not supply immoderate valid reason and proof to relationship for the cash. Subsequently, The genuineness of the currency was verified. It was found to beryllium genuine and it was Rs 5 crore. The currency has been handed implicit to the I-T section and kept astatine the treasury subdivision of State Bank of India (SBI) successful Pune,” said an serviceman from the Pune Rural police.

“One man, who claimed to beryllium a operation contractor from Sangola, said the currency belonged to him successful the connection fixed to the I-T department. The I-T section volition look into the guardant and backward linkages of the cash. It tin initiate its prosecution if the currency transport violated the laws nether its purview. The I-T section tin adjacent attack the constabulary if their probe reveals it was for purposes of bribery, etc,” the serviceman added.

Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut took a excavation astatine CM Shinde, saying that the car belonged to an ‘MLA of Mindhe Group’. He besides claimed that Rs 15 crore was seized from the conveyance alternatively of Rs 5 crore, arsenic the constabulary stated. In a station connected X connected Monday night, Raut indirectly alleged that the Shinde Sena person successful question was Sangola MLA Shahajibapu Patil, done different reference, ‘Kay Zaadi… Kay Dongar’.

Speaking to the media connected Tuesday, Raut claimed, “My credible accusation says determination was a full of Rs 15 crore cash. Of that, Rs 5 crore has been seized and the remaining Rs 10 crore has reached wherever it was destined.”

NCP (SP) MLA Rohit Pawar besides utilized the aforesaid references to constituent fingers astatine Shahajibapu Patil successful posts connected X. Rohit claimed that aggregate vehicles were involved, but the constabulary seized lone one.

Speaking to the media connected Tuesday, Shahajibapu Patil said, “I person nary accusation astir this case, and I person perfectly thing to bash with the currency the quality media is reporting. All these allegations are baseless, I situation them to springiness a azygous proof. I americium acceptable to look immoderate investigation.”