There was a long queue in front of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) office here as people in large numbers gathered to exchange currency notes in denomination of Rs 2000.
Though such a scene should be an expected one as banks have stopped accepting Rs 2000 notes since October 7, suspicion rose as each of them were carrying Rs 20,000.
On being asked by mediapersons, some of them said they were getting paid Rs 200-300 to stand in the queue and exchange the notes. However, they were unable to say about the identity of the person who was paying them the amount.
It was alleged that this was an attempt to convert black money into white.
The RBI Bhubaneswar Regional Director said, “We have no information about people getting paid for exchanging the notes. However, as per norms, we are keeping necessary identity-related documents of those coming to the RBI for exchanging the notes. This apart, a CCTV camera has been installed at the exchange counter.”