The Lokayukta police have arrested a superintending engineer of Public Works Department (PWD), Dharwad Circle, on Thursday for carrying lakhs of unaccounted money.
According to a press release issued by the Lokayukta, based on credible information, they intercepted a vehicle at Guhilal tollgate in Hiriyur taluk and found Rs 36.85 lakh cash.
They questioned PWD engineer Chandrashekar Eligar who was carrying the cash. As he could not give a satisfactory reply and had no proper documents for the cash, which he was carrying, they arrested him and seized the cash and the vehicle.
DH News Service
(Published 07 May 2015, 20:20 IST)
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