Abu Road Police have seized ₹7.01 crore — 350 times the ₹2 lakh threshold that requires mandatory documentation under Indian law — in cash from a private car at the Mawal checkpost on the Gujarat–Rajasthan border. 

For context, the seized cash of ₹7.01 crore equals the value of four to five luxury apartments in Ahmedabad’s premium localities like S G Highway and Satellite Road. 

Two suspects, Mehsana residents Sanjay Rawal and Dawood Sindhi, had been travelling from New Delhi to Ahmedabad when they were halted at the border on October 24. They were detained when they could not explain the huge amount of cash found in their vehicle. 

“The driver and his passenger were unable to provide satisfactory explanations when questioned on the large sum of money they were carrying,” an official of the RIICO office of the Abu Road police said. “We have launched an investigation into who was meant to receive the cash in Ahmedabad.”

Moving such a huge amount of unexplained cash automatically triggers serious anti-money laundering investigations.

Indian laws restrict large cash transactions. Cash movements of ₹2 lakh and above must be reported/explained if questioned by authorities. Even banks have to report the movement of ₹10 lakh and above to the Financial Intelligence Unit, and the Income Tax department has the right to automatically initiate verification in cash transfers of ₹20 lakh and above.

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