Delhi Police seizes 500 demonetised notes of Rs 1000

Delhi Police today seized 500 demonetised notes of Rs 1000 denomination from an employee of West Bengal based firm, onboard Sealdah-Delhi Rajdhani train here.

New Delhi, Nov 17: Delhi Police today seized 500 demonetised notes of Rs 1000 denomination from an employee of West Bengal based firm, onboard Sealdah-Delhi Rajdhani train here.

"The Crime Branch of Delhi Police on a secret information conducted a raid in Sealdah-Delhi Rajdhani today and recovered Rs 5,00,000 in the form of 500 old Rs 1000 notes from the possession of one Mahadev Bhandari who had come to Delhi to collect the notes on behalf of his firm Leonard Exports," said Delhi Police PRO Rajan Bhagat.

The demonetised notes were seized and information was given to Income tax department. The notes and Bhandari both were handed over to the IT department later.

Police had yesterday detained a paediatrician with Rs 69,86,000 in Rs 100 denominations in central Delhi's Paharganj area.

PTI