Mangalhat police seized Rs 1.5 crore hawala cash on Tuesday, April 2, during vehicle checking at Volga Hotel Darussalam.
A police party was checking vehicles when they stopped a car and found three people, Kotha Ravichandra of Miyapur, Suresh of Chandanagar and driver C Srinivas, carrying the huge amount of cash in two bags in a car.
Two people claimed ownership of the amount and failed to produce documents. The police seized the amount and handed it over to the Income Tax authorities.