The CBI has recovered INR 70 lakhs
in new currency near Hyderabad in a raid on relatives of a postal officer, who
was previously arrested for apparently being involved in illegal exchange of
new currency notes, police officials said on Saturday. All in new currency notes
of INR 2,000 was seized on friday during the raids in Ibrahimpatnam, Ranga
Reddy district. The CBI registered three cases and arrested four accused,
including Sudheer Babu (senior superintendent of a post office).
Sudheer Babu reputedly reached over
new currency notes of INR 2,000 denominations and valued INR 2.95 Crores to intermediary
for a commission basis. He took the new currency notes from the money sent to
the postal department for exchange of demonetised notes of INR 500 and INR 1,000.
The CBI has booked cases against two assistants in office of senior
superintendent of post office and officials of three post offices in Hyderabad
for enact deformity in criminal stratagem with Sudheer Babu. The investigation
agency in earlier recovered INR 17.02 lakhs in new currency notes of INR 2,000
denomination.
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