Youth Arrested with Nearly 30 Lakhs in Cash at Mughal Sarai Junction

Significant Cash Seizure at Railway Station

On Sunday evening, authorities from the Government Railway Police (GRP) and Railway Protection Force (RPF) apprehended a young man at the Din Dayal Upadhyay Junction in Mughal Sarai, recovering a staggering sum of ₹29,67,000 from him aboard the Gurumukhi Express train.

The individual was taken into custody after he failed to provide any documentation regarding the substantial amount of money, which is suspected to be linked to hawala transactions. According to Sunil Singh, the officer in charge of the GRP at the Pandit Din Dayal Upadhyay Railway Station, they received a tip-off indicating that a large sum was being transported to West Bengal via the Gurumukhi Express.

In response, they initiated heightened surveillance at the station in collaboration with the RPF. Upon the train's arrival at platform number one, a search was conducted. During this operation, a young man traveling in the general compartment appeared suspicious, prompting a search of his belongings, which led to the discovery of bundles of cash totaling ₹29,67,000.

Upon questioning, the suspect revealed that he boarded the train in Moradabad and was en route to West Bengal with the cash. The arrested individual, identified as Mafizul Sheikh, hails from the Ramapur Hat Majhri Pada area in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. Preliminary investigations suggest that the seized money is part of a hawala operation. The case has been referred to the Income Tax Department, and further inquiries are ongoing.