In a joint operation with the Income-Tax (IT) department, Delhi Police Crime Branch raided the house of a real estate agent in Chhawla village in South-west Delhi on Tuesday night and recovered Rs64 lakh cash. Out of the Rs64 lakh cash, Rs11,34,000 was found to be in the denomination of Rs2,000 notes, said police. Police further said that “further proceedings are also being carried at the official premises of the company at Rangpuri.”
Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) said that “based on a tip-off, the crime branch police officials raided the house of Sukhbir Shokeen, a real estate agent and the Director of M/s Shokeen Real Estate ltd.”
Crime Branch officials said that in the raid, police recovered cash amounting to Rs64,84,000. Out of it, Rs11,34,000 was found in the denomination of Rs2,000 each. Besides, jewellery worth Rs1,06,57,235 has also been found. Police said that Further enquiries in progress by the Income-Tax department. “Survey proceedings are also being carried out at the office premises of the company at Rangpuri, New Delhi,” said Yadav.
Further investigation in the matter is on.