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Over Rs 1.5 Crore In New Currencies Seized In Assam
Old Indian Rs 1,000 currency notes (INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/GettyImages)
The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Assam Police has recovered over Rs 1.5 crore in new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 bills from a businessman's house in Guwahati, police said on Tuesday (13 December). The CID official said the amount was recovered during a raid at the house of Harjeet Singh Bedi late Monday evening.
“We received a tipoff that huge amount of black money was hidden in Bedi's house. We raided his house at Beltola area,” he said adding that they seized Rs 1,54,61,000. "The cash was hidden in a secret locker of Bedi's bedroom in the house," the official added.
A probe is on to ascertain whether the seized money was proportionate to his income, said the official, adding that the CID would also register a case if any discrepancies were found during the IT interrogation.
With inputs from IANS
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