Demonetised currency notes worth Rs 62 lakh was seized from a passenger at a Kozhikode bus stand on Tuesday, bringing the total seizure of such bank notes to Rs 87 lakh till now.
In the latest incident, the local police said bundles of Rs 1,000 notes were found in the passenger’s bag, following which he was taken to a police station in Nadakkav in Kozhikode district, reported PTI.
The agency, citing police officials, said that during a routine check at the KSRTC bus stand, 45-year-old man called Rasheed, who had arrived from Ernakulam at 4:30 a.m., was found carrying 61 bundles of Rs 1,000 each.
The police said since Rasheed could not provide any supporting document, the money was seized and sent to a bank for verification.
