Rs 12 lakh unaccounted cash seized from BJD leader’s vehicle in Odisha

Sambad English Bureau Published On : Apr 2, 2019 at 3:17 PM Updated On : Apr 2, 2019 at 3:18 PM

Bargarh: A special poll flying squad seized Rs 12 lakh from the vehicle of BJD leader Prem Kishore Patel at Bhatli Baulsingha in Bargarh district today.

Prem Patel, a BJD leader from Ambabhona, also runs a petrol pump.

School headmaster under Vigilance scanner for accepting bribe in Odisha’s Bargarh

Key accused among 14 held in illegal ganja trader’s attack on police in Odisha’s Bargarh

While conducting patrolling, the poll squad seized the unaccounted cash from the vehicle. Though the BJD leader was not present in the vehicle, police detained his manager Jogesh Nayak for interrogation.

Later, the BJD leader clarified that his manager was going to deposit the money, collected from his petrol pump, in bank. “We have submitted various documents, including daily sale registrar and bank transaction details to the police,” he said.