Huge currency seized on Nagarjuna Sagar highway?

Hyderabad: The police officials on Friday have seized a huge currency amounting Rs 1.5cr on Nagarjunasagar Highway in Nalgonda district. Due to the ongoing elections, the police officials and other concerned officers have intensified their checking. At Chintappali on the Nagarunasagar highway, the police have allegedly seized Rs 1.5cr which has been conveyed through a vehicle intended for supplying the poultry feed. Nevertheless, Police have been keeping this matter allegedly concealed. Apart from the currency, the vehicle has also been seized, according to the sources.

From the other end, the police have stated that the seized amount has been handed over to the local RDO, added sources. It is learnt that the amount has been conveyed to Ongole in view of the looming elections in Seemandhra. It is also learnt that the police have been hiding the matter bowing to a heavy pressure from a Hyderabad based senior police officer. More details are awaited.