8 persons are detained by Noida Police after being found in possession of over Rs 2 million in cash

Eight persons were detained by Noida Police after a car with more than Rs 2 crore in cash was found abandoned in Sector 58 on Thursday night. According to authorities, the money has been confiscated with the intent to be used for hawala transactions.

The individuals detained have been identified as being from Ahmedabad: Jayanti Bhai; Delhi: Sandip Sharma; Delhi: Vinay Kumar; North West Bengal: Abhijeet Hazra; Noida: Rohit Jain; Delhi: Vipul; Mumbai: Minesh Shah; and Indore: Anuj.

The representatives from the Income Tax Department arrived at the scene shortly after the police had recovered the object."2 crore rupees were reportedly seized for the hawala network. All those who have been apprehended are currently being questioned, "police reported.

The cops were aware of a potential hawala transaction in Sector 55."According to information provided to the police station Sector 58, certain hawala traders who have a lot of cash are expected to visit Sector 55 to conduct business. Following the information, the Sector 55 Noida police team acted swiftly and detained eight people "police reported.

The counting of recovered cash will be done by the Income Tax Department after inquiry."Investigation and necessary action is being taken in relation to the cash recovered बी the police and the absconding persons," the police added.Further investigation is underway.