Six held in Bengaluru with Rs 2.8 cr in demonetised notes

Bengaluru June 9 (IANS) Six people including an advocate and an engineer were held here with demonetised currency notes of the face value of Rs 2.8 crore police said on Friday.

Based on tip-off police intercepted an autorickshaw at BBMP playground in Vijaya Bank Layout in south Bengaluru on Thursday and seized the demonetised notes Deputy Commissioner of Police Bengaluru South M.B. Boralingaiah told reporters here.

According to the police four of the accused persons were carrying the demonetised currency in the autorickshaw while two others following it on a two-wheeler.

We have identified the accused as S. Dinesh 30 advocate K.B. Mari Reddy 60 K. Harish 50 M. Chandrasekhar 60 auto driver G. Dinesh 40 an autorickshaw driver from Bengaluru and Bhanoji G 51 an engineer from Andhra Pradesh s Chittoor said Mico Layout police inspector B.K. Shekhar said.

However Ramesh the main accused escaped from the spot he added.

The accused were produced before a magistrate who sent them to 14 days judicial custody.

A case has been registered against the accused under thee Specified Bank Notes (Cessation of Liabilities) Act 2017 and a special team set up to nab the main accused said Shekhar.

--IANS
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