Kuchinda: A flying squad of police today recovered Rs 5 lakh cash from a scooter and later seized the entire money during a vehicle checking near Old Bus Stand in Kuchinda town of Sambalpur district.

According to a source, a scooter-borne man was intercepted by the squad in the evening near Traffic Chhak in the town, and Rs 5 lakh was found in his possession. However, as the man could not account for the cash satisfactorily, the money was seized. The seized money was deposited in the Sub-Treasury in Kuchinda following the seizure. “The scooter rider could not give a convincing reply,” a senior cop said.

The squad has detained the scooter rider and he is being interrogated to gather more information.

“Keeping in mind the upcoming polls, we have intensified vehicle checking,” the official expressed.