 "Delhi Police seize demonetised currency notes of Rs 3.5 crore")
Delhi Police has seized over Rs 3.5 crore in high value demonetised currency notes from three persons in north Delhi's Kashmere Gate area this evening.
Police received a tip-off about three men carrying Rs 3.68 crore in a Honda City car and the special staff of north district detained them, said a senior police officer.
Prima facie, it has been revealed that the three men allegedly used to charge 15-20 per cent commission for depositing black money in different bank accounts, he said.
One of the persons detained is a jeweller while the other is a chartered accountant and the third person is his assistant, the officer added.
Police has passed on the information to IT department.
On November 20, a man was detained on west Delhi's Tikri border while he was driving towards Haryana in a SUV with a bag containing Rs 49,96,000.
On November 18, Nazer-e-Alam, a resident of Gorakhpur, was arrested with Rs 96 lakh in old currency notes of Rs 1,000 denominations. He was carrying a bag with Rs 96 lakh and couldn't offer any satisfactory explanation for possessing such a huge amount of cash.
On November 17, police had seized 500 demonetised notes of Rs 1,000 denominations from an employee of a West Bengal-based firm, onboard Sealdah-Delhi Rajdhani train.
Police had detained a paediatrician with Rs 69,86,000 in Rs 100 denominations in central Delhi's Paharganj area on November 16.
Police received a tip-off about three men carrying Rs 3.68 crore in a Honda City car and the special staff of north district detained them, said a senior police officer.
Prima facie, it has been revealed that the three men allegedly used to charge 15-20 per cent commission for depositing black money in different bank accounts, he said.
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Police has passed on the information to IT department.
On November 20, a man was detained on west Delhi's Tikri border while he was driving towards Haryana in a SUV with a bag containing Rs 49,96,000.
On November 18, Nazer-e-Alam, a resident of Gorakhpur, was arrested with Rs 96 lakh in old currency notes of Rs 1,000 denominations. He was carrying a bag with Rs 96 lakh and couldn't offer any satisfactory explanation for possessing such a huge amount of cash.
On November 17, police had seized 500 demonetised notes of Rs 1,000 denominations from an employee of a West Bengal-based firm, onboard Sealdah-Delhi Rajdhani train.
Police had detained a paediatrician with Rs 69,86,000 in Rs 100 denominations in central Delhi's Paharganj area on November 16.
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