Pune: CBI registers FIR against three persons after recovery of Rs 7.97 crores in Rs 2000, 500 new notes
Pune, 20th December 2016: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case for cheating the Government of India, following the seizure of approximately Rs 7.97 crore in newly introduced currency notes from a Bank of Maharashtra branch in Pune. The seizure was made by the Income Tax department a week prior.
The accused are alleged to have conspired to obtain the sum of Rs 7.97 crore, which included 39,893 Rs 2,000 notes and 19 Rs 500 notes.
The currency was discovered during a raid conducted by the Income Tax department on December 14. A total of 15 bank lockers belonging to the company were searched, leading to the recovery.
UPDATE: A special court has discharged the accused from the case.
