The Gurugram Crime unit-9 of Sector 39 has detained a person on Tuesday in connection with the seizure of Rs 7.92 lakh worth of new currency notes. All the notes were in denominations of Rs 2000.
Police said that the suspect was picked up with new currency notes on Monday night near Rajiv Chowk on the Delhi-Jaipur National Highway while he was waiting for someone in his car. The suspect, a businessman, is around 30 years old and resides in DlF Gurugram.
He had to receive Rs 20 lakh in old currency and return Rs 7.92 lakh to the person for whom he was waiting, the police said. He told the police that he was to get 20 per cent commission in the process.
An anonymous tip-off led the police to the person. “Soon after we got the lead, the crime unit-9 of Sector39 caught the suspect with the new currency.
“We asked him about the source of the money, but he couldn’t give a satisfactory answers. We immediately detained him and handed him over to the IT Department. Further probe is underway,” said sub-inspector Raj Kumar the investigation officer of the Crime unit Gurugram.
Since the demonetisation drive was launched on November 8, the Gurugram police have recovered a total of Rs 60 lakh in old currency and Rs 37.92 lakh in new currency notes.
An inquiry has been initiated to ascertain the source of the notes.