Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], Feb 22 (ANI): Police in Chattisgarh seized Rs 1.70 crore cash during a routine checking of vehicles and arrested two people in this connection, on Thursday.The two arrested individuals were part of a hawala network,  police said.Sharing details of the arrest Raipur ASP, Praful Thakur said, "The two told us that they operated through a hawala network and worked on the instructions of an individual called Chetan bhai in Gujarat.”“They have told us that they belong to Gujarat's Patan area and had been living in a rented house in Devendra Nagar Sector 3. They were given a monthly salary and commission,” Thakur said.Police also raided the accommodation in which the two were living and have found a note counting machine and Rs 1.35 lakh in cash.An Income Tax team is carrying out further investigation in the matter. (ANI)

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