Bulandshahr, Jan 18 (PTI) Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, a surveillance team recovered Rs 24.50 lakh in cash from a car during a checking in the Sayana area here on Tuesday, an official said.

The official said the amount has been confiscated and deposited in the treasury.

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The official said the amount was recovered from the car during a checking as its occupants could not produce any document related to it.

Those travelling in the car were identified as Sherpal and Ravindra, both residents of Aligarh district.

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