Jammu, Feb. 19 -- Police on Tuesday detained two men from Srinagar and recovered nearly Rs.3 crore from their Hyundai Creta car at Lakhanpur in Kathua district, said officials.

A police party led by additional superintendent of police (SP) Kathua and Lakhanpur station house officer (SHO) had set up a check post near statue of Maharaja Gulab Singh where they stopped a Creta car, bearing Haryana registration number, for checking.

"During checking, around 2.5 to 3 crore of cash was recovered. The two men travelling in the car were immediately taken into custody and shifted to Lakhanpur police station for questioning," said a police officer.

Lakhanpur SHO inspector Tribhuvan Khajuria said, "We have informed the income tax authorities. They...