Rs 7.5 lakh hawala money seized in Kasargod

Kasargod (Kerala): Hawala money to the tune of Rs 7.50 lakh was seized by police and excise officials from a 50-year old man at Pallakadukku in the district near Kerala-Karnataka border during vehicle checks in view of May 5 assembly elections in the neighbouring state. The seizure was made while the man was going in an autorickshaw with the money, police said.

Vehicle check has been intensified in the border areas in view of the assembly elections in Karnataka, police said. PTI