Hyderabad, May 27 -- In a major crackdown on illegal hawala transactions, the Government Railway Police (GRP) Secunderabad and the Railway Protection Force (RPF), on Tuesday, May 27, seized Rs. 1,22,70,000 in unaccounted cash from a passenger travelling on the Devagiri Express.

At around 3:00 pm, officials intercepted the 40-year-old carrying a suspicious luggage bag between Bollaram and Malkajgiri railway stations. He was travelling from Mumbai to Secunderabad.

The individual was identified as Vijay Ambadas Gupta from Amaravati, Maharashtra.

During interrogation, Gupta revealed he had received the cash from a person identified as Santosh Seth, who allegedly operates Kantha Jewellery in Mumbai.

Gupta was transporting the amount to Sec...