Jammu, Sep 7 (FN Agency) Police on Tuesday claimed to have recovered more than Rs 1.64 crore during a search operation in Rajouri District of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said that based on credible inputs, District Police Rajouri and the Indian Army launched a search operation at village Saryah. “During the search, two bags were detected from which currency notes amounting to Rs 1,64,70, 600/- were recovered.
On enquiry, police said that the bags belonged to one person named Manzoor Ahmad, resident Saryah, who is presently evading arrest. The said person is related to one Sikandar, who was recently arrested by a joint team of Punjab Police and J&K Police. The amount was seized in the presence of a magistrate and a case been lodged in police station Nowshera and investigation has been taken up.