Overview
- An SIT arrested DSP Pankaj Mishra, crime branch constable Pramod Soni, Panju Giri Goswami and Virendra Dixit, and a court granted two days of police remand.
- Police say the total number of arrests in the case now stands at 15, with multiple Madhya Pradesh police personnel among those in custody.
- According to the probe, Mishra alerted SDOP Pooja Pandey about the cash-laden vehicle, expanding scrutiny across Seoni, Balaghat and Jabalpur.
- Officials report recovering about ₹2.70 crore of the alleged ₹2.96 crore, and the Jabalpur Crime Branch is working with the SIT on parallel FIRs.
- The case centers on an Oct 8–9 stop near Seoni where officers allegedly released a car carrying suspected hawala cash and later struck a deal with Jalna-based operator Sohan Parmar, who faces a separate FIR.