Gwalior, March 29 -- A joint team of crime branch and Flying Squad and Surveillance Team (FST) confiscated Rs 25 lakh cash from a car in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior district on Thursday night, a police official said.

The teams were checking vehicles near an overbridge located in the Account General office area, city centre in the district after the implementation of the model code of conduct in view of upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The man, who was carrying the amount, has been identified as Hari Krishna Singhal, a resident of Murar locality, Gwalior and claimed himself a businessman, the police added.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP, Crime Branch) Ayush Gupta said, "After the implementation of the model code of conduct in view of ...