Patna: A man from Uttar Pradesh was apprehended and Rs 29 lakh of unaccounted cash seized from his possession early morning on Tuesday.

The arrested person, Vishnu Madeshiya, a resident of Deoria in Uttar Pradesh, was passing through Exhibition Road when the police recovered the cash from his vehicle.

The Gandhi Maidan police station personnel, as part of a routine checking drive, were checking vehicles near Exhibition Road. When the cops checked an SUV that was passing through the route, they stumbled upon the cash, which was kept inside a box.

Vishnu was detained and sent to the Gandhi Maidan police station. "The detained youth told the police that the cash belongs to wheat farmers of Uttar Pradesh, which he had collected from flour mills in Bihar," said Gandhi Maidan police station house officer (SHO) Deepak Kumar. "Generally, wheat farmers in Uttar Pradesh supply their produce to flour mills in Patna and other Bihar districts."

Police sources said that though Vishnu claimed that he had collected the money from flour mills owners, none of the flour mill owners have corroborated his Vishnu claim. SHO Deepak Kumar said that the matter has been handed over to the income tax department.

Lottery scam gang

On Tuesday, the Kotwali police arrested three persons on the charge of running a lottery scam. The arrested youths have been identified as Begusarai resident Manish Kumar,and Nalanda residents Chandan Kumar and Surbhi Kumar.

The arrested youths used to call up people and ask them to deposit money to collect prizes they have won through lucky draws, police said.