The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday conducted searches at 11 places, including official and residential premises of the accused persons in Pune, Mumbai, Aurangabad and Beed in Maharashtra in connection with a case registered against two co-operative bank managers, a private doctor and others for allegedly transporting Rs 25 crore in demonetised notes in an effort to convert the notes into a legal tender.
In another case, the CBI carried out searches at 40 places in Pune including residential and office premises of the accused persons and others and seized several incriminating documents in connection with the seizure of the new currency notes of the denomination of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500.
In the first case, the CBI booked a resident of Chinchwadgaon, Pune; a Manager and two others working in Vaidyanath Cooperative Urban Bank ltd, Pimpri-Chinchwad, another Manager of Vaidyanath Cooperative Urban Bank ltd, Ghatkopar, a doctor from Mumbaim a private hospital of Aurangabad and unknown Bank officials and unknown private persons.
The CBI spokesperson said that the accused persons allegedly entered into a conspiracy and fraudulently transported Rs 25 crores (approx) in demonetised currency from the Head Office of Vaidyanath Cooperative Urban Bank in Beed, Maharashtra to their Ghatkopar Branch on November 19, for changing it to legal tender.
Of the Rs 25 crore, an approximate Rs 15 crore was allegedly deposited with Maharashtra State Urban Co-operative Bank, while the balance amount of around Rs 10 crore-Rs 10 lakh in new currency of Rs 2000 denomination and the balance in old denomination of Rs 500-was seized by the State police, while it was being transported back to Beed on December 15.
In the second case, he CBI registered cases against Sudhir Puranik, Director, M/s Worldwide Oilfield Machine Pvt ltd, Pune, Mangesh Annachhatre, Chief Finance Officer of M/sWorldwide Oilfield Machine Pvt ltd, Pune, Satyen Gathani of M/s Ishanya Hyundai Motors, Pune and unknown officials of Banks and unknown private persons in connection with the seizure of new notes to the tune of Rs 7,97,95,500 in the denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 2,000.
The CBI said that in November and December, the accused persons allegedly entered into with unknown officials of banks and unknown private persons and illegally/ unauthorisedly obtained new GC Notes issued by the Reserve Bank of India to the tune of Rs 7,97,95,500, including 39,893 numbers of new GC notes of the denomination of Rs 2000 and 19 numbers of new GC notes of the denomination of Rs 500 from unknown banks, thereby cheated the Government of India.
“Searches were conducted at 40 places in Pune including residential and office premises of the accused persons and others which led to recovery of incriminating documents,” a CBI spokesperson said.
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