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Man held in Kasargod with Rs 5-lakh hawala money

The officials found that Rahmathulla had hidden the money in his waistbelt.

Kasargod: The excise officials arrested a man with Rs 5- lakh hawala money while he was travelling from Mangalore to Kasargod in a KSRTC bus on Wednesday.

The accused E. Rahmathulla, 40, Vidyanagara, Mangalore, was held during a raid by the excise men who were checking the vehicles to detect smuggling of liquor and narcotics during the Onam season. They stopped the busnear Manjeswaram and asked the passengers to come out.

The officials found that Rahmathulla had hidden the money in his waistbelt. He could not claim the source of the money and was arrested.

( Source : Deccan Chronicle. )
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