The Prohibition Enforcement Wing (PEW) police in Tiruppur district seized ₹40 lakh during a vehicle check near Avinashi-Tiruppur Road in the Palangarai area. Personnel questioned a Rajasthan native, who allegedly brought the cash without proper documents in an omnibus from Andhra Pradesh on Saturday.
Avinashi PEW Sub-Division Inspector Anuradha searched the omnibus from Andhra towards Coimbatore and found Kanaram (50) in possession of ₹40 lakh in four packages without documents. The amount was handed over to the Income Tax Department and further probe is under way, the police said.
