KANPUR: In the most important 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 publish at other lodges of town. As the counting persisted until the submitting of this document, the haul may increase further, said a senior police officer. The raid was once carried out on a tip-off from the National Investigation Agency (NIA), said a extremely positioned source.
Superintendent of police (east) Anurag Arya said acting on a selected tip-off that a gang of old currency racketeers from japanese parts of the state have been placing up at other lodges in Swaroop nagar, Gumti, Generalganj and Assi Feet Road spaces of town with banned currency, raids have been carried out and 13 people 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) said.
Earlier, in November closing, the NIA had recovered Rs 36.34 crore in old notes in Delhi and arrested nine persons in connection with its probe into Jammu and Kashmir terror investment.
Superintendent of police (east) Anurag Arya said acting on a selected tip-off that a gang of old currency racketeers from japanese parts of the state have been placing up at other lodges in Swaroop nagar, Gumti, Generalganj and Assi Feet Road spaces of town with banned currency, raids have been carried out and 13 people 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) said.
Earlier, in November closing, the NIA had recovered Rs 36.34 crore in old notes in Delhi and arrested nine persons in connection with its probe into Jammu and Kashmir terror investment.
Biggest haul: Rs 50 crore in banned notes seized in Kanpur; 13 held
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