Hyderabad: Cash worth Rs 8 crore was seized by the Central Zone Commissioner Task Force on Monday while it was being transported by a car. The BJP says the cash belonged to the party and was meant for legitimate election expenditure.
Police nabbed seven persons along with the cash at two different places under Narayanguda police station limits on Monday afternoon.
A police officer said they were tipped off about a large amount of cash being withdrawn from the Indian Bank’s Narayanguda branch.
The police stopped a car at Himayatynagar Y Junction carrying Thotireddy Pradeep Reddy, the car’s driver Guda Shankar, and RS 2 crore.
When questioned, Pradeep Reddy said the money was given to him by BJP office assistant Nandiraju Gopi at the Indian Bank Narayanguda branch.
