Old currency worth Rs 1 cr seized, 10 held
Ghaziabad, June 5: Police have arrested 10 persons and recovered demonetised currency notes in Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 denomination totalling Rs 1 crore from them which they were trying to smuggle to Nepal.
The arrests took place in Raj Nagar area here on Monday night following a tip off that the money was being taken in two cars.
Ghaziabad Senior Superintendent of Police Vaibhav Krishna told the media that the men were nabbed near the Collectorate.
The men reportedly confessed that they were carrying the currency at the behest of an Anil Dixit and a Yadav and that they had been promised a 10 per cent commission if they reached Nepal.
The arrested men were identified as Avtar Singh, Gaurav Garg and Rajesh Kumar from Delhi, Rajesh Kumar of Haryana, Pintu and Rahul Kumar from Ghaziabad, Deepak from Vrindavan and Rahul Sharma, Kavya and Sanjay of Meerut.
The men were arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act.
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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
