Scraped notes en route to Nepal seized in Amreli, two held
- | Friday | 22nd June, 2018
Rajkot: Amreli police arrested two Bhavnagar residents with 3,150 demonetized currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations, having face value of Rs 23 lakh on Wednesday night. The duo found in possession of the notes were booked under the Cessation of Liability Act, 2017.D S Bhatt, joint commissioner of police in Rajkot, said, “We have informed the income tax department about the seizure of demonetized currency notes. It is suspected that the duo was taking the banned currency to Nepal where these notes are still believed to be in circulation.Amreli local crime branch officers had information that two people on bike were going to Babra from Bhavnagar with the demonetized currency. Now, they will investigate the financial links.” They planned to send the notes to Nepal via Uttar Pradesh boarder, they added.“We suspect that these notes are being routed to Nepal because they (agents) hope that RBI will open a window to exchange the demonetized Indian currency notes lying with banks and traders in Nepal.”On May 14, the special operations group (SOG) of Rajkot had seized demonetized notes with face value of Rs 2 crore near Shastri Maidan in Rajkot.
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