Thousands of Rs 500/1000 notes seized from two place in Gujarat, 2 detained

Vadodara/Rajpipla: Thousands of old currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 were seized from two different places in Gujarat today.

Two bags containing cash worth Rs 1.19 crore in Rs 500/1000 notes were seized from a Innova vehicle near Phulwadi chowkadi under Kevadiya police station of Narmada district. The police had chased the vehicle and stopped it on the basis of a tip off.

A man who identified himself as Gunvant R Patel, a resident of Purna in Surat and a farmer by profession, was sitting in the vehicle and said that the money belonged to him which he was carrying in connection with a land deal. The police detained him and the matter was being investigated. The police had to call bank officials to check and count the notes seized.

In yet another incident the Railway police nabbed one Tushar Kanvatar, a resident of Rajkot, with cash worth around Rs 25 lakh in Rs 500/1000 denomination from Vadodara railway station. He could not give a satisfactory reply during primary investigation and was detained. The matter was being investigated.

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