Lok Sabha polls: Rs 47 lakh seized in Thane's Mulund area

Thane (Maharashtra) [India], May 10 (ANI): The Static Surveillance Team (SST) recovered Rs 47 lakh from a car during checking in the Vaishali Nagar area of Mulund on Thursday, said officials.
The Income Tax Department was also contacted in this regard, they added, adding the police took the money in their possession and started an investigation.
A Static Surveillance Team (SST) is a group of police personnel and a magistrate that monitors activity at check posts in an Assembly Constituency during elections. SSTs are responsible for monitoring the movement of Illicit liquor, Bribes, Large amounts of cash, Arms and ammunition, and Antisocial elements.
SSTs are deployed at major arterial roads and district and state borders, and their activities are video-recorded. In areas that are more sensitive, some SSTs may be made up of CPF personnel.
Meanwhile, SST officials seized cash worth Rs 45,90,000 from a car at Ramgarh in Jharkhand on Wednesday.
An official of the Static Surveillance Team (SST) told ANI, "During a vehicle check by the Static Surveillance Team (SST) team in Ramgarh on Wednesday, currency notes to the tune of Rs 45,90,000 were recovered from a car."
However, there was no official word yet on whom the car was registered with.
The SST official informed further that the seized amount was handed over to a Sales Tax team.
"The seized amount was handed over to a Sales Tax team. The Sales Tax Department has since briefed the Income Tax Department about the cash recovery and the latter will decide on the further course of action after carrying out an investigation." (ANI)