India News | Cashew Worth Rs 1.2 Cr Diverted En Route from Karnataka to Gujarat; Part Recovery in Maharashtra

Palghar, Apr 13 (PTI) The police in Maharashtra's Palghar district have recovered a big chunk of a cashew consignment worth Rs 1.2 crore that was misappropriated during transportation from Karnataka to Gujarat, an official said on Saturday.

A supplier from Karnataka's Udupi district had on April 2 despatched 24.63 metric tonnes of cashew nuts for delivery in Surat and Ahmedabad in Gujarat, he said.

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When the nuts valued at Rs 1.21 crore, packed in 2,469 boxes, did not reach the destination, the supplier filed a police complaint.

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Acting on leads, the Karnataka police sought the help of their peers in Maharashtra's Palghar district who then tracked down a bulk of the consignment to two godowns at Nalasopara in the district and Navi Mumbai, the official said.

Senior Inspector Rahul Rakha of the Central Crime Unit of Mira-Bhayandar, Vasai-Virar Police said they have recovered cashew nuts worth Rs 92.7 lakh.

Efforts are on to arrest the accused and to recover the remaining cashew, he added.

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