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Three Arrested In Assam With Rs 20 Lakh In New Currency
Swarajya Staff
Dec 10, 2016, 01:44 PM | Updated 01:43 PM IST
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At least three persons have been arrested in Assam for allegedly being involved in exchanging new currency of Rs 2,000 denomination with old currencies for commission. According to the police, they were arrested on Friday night from a house in Hatigaon area.
"We raided the house based on a tip off. A group of three persons were waiting in the house with Rs 20 lakh in the denomination of Rs 2,000," the police said. It said they were supposed to exchange the amount with Rs 26 lakh in old currencies from another group.
"We are interrogating the three to ascertain from where they managed to get the new currency in such a huge amount," the police said. It added that the role of some bank officials cannot be ruled out behind the racket.
Although the banks have claimed to have taken steps to make the new currencies and smaller denominations available across the state, some people, particularly in remote areas, have still been facing hardships.
With inputs from IANS.
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