Police in Rautahat arrested a 33-year-old Indian national carrying Rs 1 million in undeclared cash during a vehicle check on the Bankul–Narkatiya road section in Baudhimai Municipality-7 on Monday. The man, identified as Tuna Das of Ghodasahan village in Bihar’s Motihari district, was travelling on an Indian-registered motorcycle from Bara towards Rautahat when officers found the money hidden in the motorcycle’s seat or filter area, according to police authorities.
Cash found during motorcycle inspection
The recovery took place as police checked vehicles on the road linking Bankul and Narkatiya. Das was riding a motorcycle bearing an Indian number plate and heading towards Rautahat from Bara, the reported direction of travel. During the inspection, officers found Rs 1 million concealed inside the motorcycle. The cash had not been declared, according to the District Police Office Rautahat and the Madhesh Province Police Office.
The money was not being carried openly. It was hidden within the motorcycle’s seat or filter, according to the account of the recovery. The inspection therefore involved more than simply identifying the rider and checking the vehicle’s number plate: officers located the cash concealed in the motorcycle while conducting the vehicle check. Police have identified Das as the person arrested in connection with the recovery.
The location and direction of travel were also specified by police. The check was carried out in Baudhimai Municipality-7, on the Bankul–Narkatiya road section, and the motorcycle was coming from Bara towards Rautahat. The reported details place the arrest during a road inspection rather than at a separate location. Police accounts identify both the rider and the vehicle involved in the incident.
Police identify the rider and recovered amount
The arrested man was identified as Tuna Das, 33, a resident of Ghodasahan village in Motihari district, Bihar, India. Police said he was travelling on a motorcycle with an Indian registration plate. The recovered amount was Rs 1 million. The District Police Office Rautahat and the Madhesh Province Police Office were cited in reports about the inspection and recovery.
The reports describe the money as undeclared or of undisclosed source. They do not provide further details in the available account about where the cash came from, who owned it, or what it was intended for. Nor do the details provided specify whether the money was linked to any other person or activity. The reported facts establish that police found the cash concealed in the motorcycle and arrested Das after the check.
The case centres on the concealment of a substantial sum inside a vehicle travelling between Bara and Rautahat. Officers recovered the money during an inspection on the Bankul–Narkatiya road, with the motorcycle’s Indian number plate and Das’s identity recorded in the police account. The reported information does not state what further investigative steps or legal proceedings may follow the arrest.
Police have not provided further information in the cited accounts about the precise circumstances behind the journey or the intended destination of the cash. The key details reported by the authorities are the arrest of Das, the recovery of Rs 1 million concealed in the motorcycle, and the location of the vehicle check in Baudhimai Municipality-7 on Monday.
