GHAZIABAD: As many as 10 individuals have been arrested from Kavi Nagar on Monday evening with Rs 1 crore in demonetised currency notes. Cops have seized 14,944 notes of Rs 500 denomination and a couple of,528 notes of Rs 1000 denomination. The arrested individuals have been apparently taking the consignment to Nepal to “change” it with the new currency.
According to police, the demonetised currency notes were given to them by way of one “Mr Yadav” from Agra. There is involvement of someone else Anil Dixit from Greater Noida who had claimed to have Rs 200 crore in old notes and had to get it exchanged.
The arrested had been identified as Avatar Singh, Gaurav Garg, residents of Rohini in Delhi, Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Palwal, Pintu, a resident of Sanjay Nagar in Ghaziabad, Rahul Kumar, a resident of Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad, Arun Gupta, a resident of Malviya Nagar in Delhi, Deepak, a resident of Mathura, Rahul Sharma, Sachin Kumar and Kavya, all three residents of Meerut.
Police caught them at around 10pm, following a tip-off that they have been fleeing to Nepal in two cars with the demonetised currency notes. SSP Vaibhav Krishna mentioned, “During wondering, Deepak published that the money belonged to Arun Gupta, who claimed to be a Delhi-based financier and he used to be promised one percent fee for ferrying the money.”
“Arun Gupta advised that the money belonged to “Mr Yadav” from Agra. He used to be offered to Yadav by way of Anil Dixit of Greater Noida. Dixit had advised Gupta, in overall there used to be Rs 200 crore in demonetized currency notes which needed to be shifted to Nepal in different instalments. Gupta added, he used to be given three to four percent fee for each and every travel. Other accomplices have been additionally getting a fee on the foundation of the activity assigned to them,” the SSP added.
Following the arrest, the senior officials of the income tax department have been informed to assemble further details about their modus operandi.
Police assets mentioned that the accused have been advised that demonetized currencies have been being dumped in Nepal with a hope that they might be exchanged with the new notes one day.
The arrested individuals had been booked under related sections of Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act.
According to police, the demonetised currency notes were given to them by way of one “Mr Yadav” from Agra. There is involvement of someone else Anil Dixit from Greater Noida who had claimed to have Rs 200 crore in old notes and had to get it exchanged.
The arrested had been identified as Avatar Singh, Gaurav Garg, residents of Rohini in Delhi, Rajesh Kumar, a resident of Palwal, Pintu, a resident of Sanjay Nagar in Ghaziabad, Rahul Kumar, a resident of Kavi Nagar in Ghaziabad, Arun Gupta, a resident of Malviya Nagar in Delhi, Deepak, a resident of Mathura, Rahul Sharma, Sachin Kumar and Kavya, all three residents of Meerut.
Police caught them at around 10pm, following a tip-off that they have been fleeing to Nepal in two cars with the demonetised currency notes. SSP Vaibhav Krishna mentioned, “During wondering, Deepak published that the money belonged to Arun Gupta, who claimed to be a Delhi-based financier and he used to be promised one percent fee for ferrying the money.”
“Arun Gupta advised that the money belonged to “Mr Yadav” from Agra. He used to be offered to Yadav by way of Anil Dixit of Greater Noida. Dixit had advised Gupta, in overall there used to be Rs 200 crore in demonetized currency notes which needed to be shifted to Nepal in different instalments. Gupta added, he used to be given three to four percent fee for each and every travel. Other accomplices have been additionally getting a fee on the foundation of the activity assigned to them,” the SSP added.
Following the arrest, the senior officials of the income tax department have been informed to assemble further details about their modus operandi.
Police assets mentioned that the accused have been advised that demonetized currencies have been being dumped in Nepal with a hope that they might be exchanged with the new notes one day.
The arrested individuals had been booked under related sections of Prevention of Money Laundering Act and the Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act.
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