India, Feb. 3 -- Assam police arrested former Congress leader and land broker Anowar Hussain after seizing cash and cheques worth over Rs 1.5 crore during a high-profile operation in Guwahati.

A Basistha Police Station team carried out a targeted raid based on specific intelligence. Police arrested three others alongside Hussain. They recovered more than Rs 50 lakh in cash and cheques totaling nearly Rs 1 crore, reportedly issued in the names of multiple third parties.

Sources said police caught Hussain while he was on his way to facilitate a financial transaction involving the seized money. Investigators have not disclosed the exact charges yet. Senior officers indicated that the scale of the recovery suggests a larger financial networ...