The Income Tax Department is further investigating the matter (Representational)
Hoshiarpur:
The police on Thursday recovered Rs 31.68 lakh unaccounted cash from a passenger travelling in a Jalandhar-bound bus, officials said.
Senior Superintendent of Police, Hoshiarpur, Navjot Singh Mahal said during checking, the police recovered Rs 31,68,950 from a passenger identified as Sukhwinder.
He failed to furnish any valid documents to support the case, he said, adding Sukhwinder claimed that he was working as a helper at a jewellery shop in Pathankot.
The SSP said the police had called officials of the Income Tax Department for further investigation.
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