Air Force official held with ₹11 lakh in old, new notes
CAUGHT ₹3 lakh is in new currency, ₹1.6 in scrapped, rest are in denomination of ₹100, ₹50
Police arrested a man with ₹11.08 lakh in old and new currency in Rohtak in the wee hours of Sunday. The man was identified as Paramjeet, a resident of Bahuakbarpur village in the district.
Paramjeet is a constable with the Indian Air Force and posted in Pune. He was coming to Rohtak from Delhi when the police stopped him for checking. The police said Paramjeet broke a naaka at Arya Nagar, after which the cops nabbed him from the city. During the checking, the police found a bag with ₹11.08 lakh in his car. The police added that Paramjeet was unable to give an explanation of how he possessed the money.
“We have impounded over ₹3 lakh from him in new currency. Around ₹1.6 lakh are in scrapped currency, while the rest of the money is in ₹100, ₹50, ₹20 and ₹10 notes,” said Sunita, Rohtak city SHO. Paramjeet has been booked for cheating, rash driving and for endangering life of others.
Meanwhile, Paramjeet’s brother Sandeep said the former had taken money on credited from one of his friend . Sandeep added that Paramjeet had got the money in order to gift a new car to his wife on her birthday on December 31. The I-T department has been informed.