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Some of seized currency was in circulation 30 years ago: Nasik Police
Nasik, Dec 02: The mystery behind the vast amount of foreign currency, seized by the police from a bungalow here yesterday in the wake of a television expose deepened when preliminary examination by experts today showed that some of the notes had been in circulation as much as 30 years ago.
Nasik, Dec 02: The mystery behind the vast amount of foreign
currency, seized by the police from a bungalow here yesterday in the
wake of a television expose deepened when preliminary examination by
experts today showed that some of the notes had been in circulation
as much as 30 years ago.
Speaking to this correspondent, ACP Makarand Ranade said here this morning that bankers along with other
experts from the nearby Indian Security Press (ISP) had been called
in last night during the search operation.
The experts were of the opinion that some of the foreign currencies seized from 'Padma', the two-storeyed bungalow located in the posh Sunderban area, allegedly belonging to an accused in the multi-crore fake stamps case Prasun Agarwal alias Abhay Bansal had gone out of circulation.
Ranade, however, could not give an explanation as to what such ''outdated'' currency was doing in the bungalow in such large amounts, saying investigations were still on. It is also still not clear whether the seized currencies were fake or not.
The Nasik Police is now awaiting the arrival of Bansal from Mumbai here to question him on the purpose of the currency and other paraphernalia like laser printers and scanners found in the house.
Late yesterday, Zee News had reported the discovery of the foreign currencies from the bungalow. Most of them were of countries like Pakistan, Bangaldesh, Slovenia, Netherlands, Zambia and India.
Bureau Report
The experts were of the opinion that some of the foreign currencies seized from 'Padma', the two-storeyed bungalow located in the posh Sunderban area, allegedly belonging to an accused in the multi-crore fake stamps case Prasun Agarwal alias Abhay Bansal had gone out of circulation.
Ranade, however, could not give an explanation as to what such ''outdated'' currency was doing in the bungalow in such large amounts, saying investigations were still on. It is also still not clear whether the seized currencies were fake or not.
The Nasik Police is now awaiting the arrival of Bansal from Mumbai here to question him on the purpose of the currency and other paraphernalia like laser printers and scanners found in the house.
Late yesterday, Zee News had reported the discovery of the foreign currencies from the bungalow. Most of them were of countries like Pakistan, Bangaldesh, Slovenia, Netherlands, Zambia and India.
Bureau Report