Police officials have seized currency totalling around 2.17 crores near Molakalmuru in Chitradurga district in the early hours today.The seized money is said to be belonging to the BJP candidate according to the confessions of the car driver from which the money was recovered.
The incident has taken place at around 4 am near Hettala Bommanahatti village and the car in which the unaccounted money was being smuggled out is said to be of Ballari origin but coming from Andhra Pradesh.
In another episode around Rs. 17 lakhs without any tangible records has been taken into custody near the Navayug toll gate of Devanahalli on the outskirts of the city. Naveen,driver of the vehicle has been arrested in this connection.
Hindusthan Samachar/Manohar Yadavatti
