Councillor’s brother nabbed with scrapped notes worth Rs 31 lakh, two caught in Dahod with 9.50 lakh valid notes

Vadodara/Dahod: In the continuing tightening of noose against those suspected to be involved in exchange of illegal currency post demonetization of Rs 500/1000 notes, the Gujarat police today recovered around Rs 31 lakh worth of such notes in Vadodara and nabbed one person in this connection while two people were arrested in Garbada area Dahod district for carrying new currency worth over Rs nine lakh including 325 notes of newly introduced Rs 2000 denomination.

The Crime branch of Vadodara police raided a car near the house of the brother of a local corporator in Vaghodia road locality of the city and recovered Rs 31 lakh worth of Rs 500/1000 denomination old notes stashed in a bag kept on the back seat. The man, identified as Vaikunth pawar brother of corporator Vijay Pawar was nabbed for further interrogation. It is suspected that he had kept the large sum of scrapped note for illegal exchange.

In yet another incident, police in Gabrada area of Dahod during routine checking of vehicles found cash worth Rs 9. 50 lakh in a car. The 325 notes of Rs 2000 and 3000 (30 bundle) of Rs 100 were kept in a sack. Two people sitting in the car with Maharashtra registration number, could not give a satisfactory reply as to what was the cash meant for and from where it was collected at a time of restriction over large cash withdrawals. They were nabbed for further interrogation.

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