KANPUR: In the largest haul of demonetised notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination, the Kanpur Police recovered over Rs 50 crore and arrested 13 persons who had submit at different resorts of town. As the counting persisted till the submitting of this record, the haul may increase further, mentioned a senior police officer. The raid used to be performed on a tip-off from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), mentioned a highly placed source.
Superintendent of police (east) Anurag Arya mentioned acting on a specific tip-off that a gang of previous foreign money racketeers from eastern portions of the state have been striking up at different resorts in Swaroop nagar, Gumti, Generalganj and Assi Feet Road areas of town with banned foreign money, raids have been performed and 13 other folks have been arrested.
"Following inputs that the gang members who will exchange new currency for the banned ones, we sounded a high alert. Policemen disguised in civvies were deployed in the areas. Everything went as per plan and the accused, who had checked in at these hotels, were later nabbed with the banned currencies. Counting of notes is still underway. It has already crossed Rs 50 crore," SP (east) mentioned.
Earlier, in November closing, the NIA had recovered Rs 36.34 crore in previous notes in Delhi and arrested nine persons in connection with its probe into Jammu and Kashmir terror investment.
Superintendent of police (east) Anurag Arya mentioned acting on a specific tip-off that a gang of previous foreign money racketeers from eastern portions of the state have been striking up at different resorts in Swaroop nagar, Gumti, Generalganj and Assi Feet Road areas of town with banned foreign money, raids have been performed and 13 other folks have been arrested.
"Following inputs that the gang members who will exchange new currency for the banned ones, we sounded a high alert. Policemen disguised in civvies were deployed in the areas. Everything went as per plan and the accused, who had checked in at these hotels, were later nabbed with the banned currencies. Counting of notes is still underway. It has already crossed Rs 50 crore," SP (east) mentioned.
Earlier, in November closing, the NIA had recovered Rs 36.34 crore in previous notes in Delhi and arrested nine persons in connection with its probe into Jammu and Kashmir terror investment.
Biggest haul: 50 crore in banned notes seized in Kanpur; 13 held
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