Duo changing old notes at 25% commission held, Rs 35 lakh in new notes seized

Jaipur: Two businessmen were caught here allegedly with Rs 35 lakh in new currency notes while they were exchanging old notes.

Following a tip off, a team of Rajasthan police’s special operation group (SOG) nabbed Sunil Gupta and Priyanshu Gupta in Vidhyadhar nagar area and recovered around Rs 36 lakh last night.

“Rs 35 lakh is in new currency notes of 2000 and remaining cash is in demonetised notes of Rs 500 rpt 500,” SP, SOG, Vikas Kumar said today.

They were allegedly getting the old notes exchanged on 25 per cent commission, officials said.

Income tax department has been informed and further probe is being carried out, Kumar said.