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Maharashtra: Nearly Rs 5 crore cash has been seized from a laundry in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, and the police have arrested 10 people so far in this case. The incident took place on Tuesday, when the police conducted a search operation after receiving information and seized the cash.
During the action, first 8 accused were handcuffed, while a few days ago two more accused were taken into custody. Giving information about the case, Bhandara district SP Noorul Hasan told ABP News that this cash was brought from the Tumsar branch of a corporate bank, this amount was fraudulently withdrawn by a state-level gang. Bank officials, especially branch manager Gaurishankar Dhokchandra and operations head Vishal Thakur, are accused of being involved in money laundering.
Bank employees also had a role in the fraud
The accused were withdrawing money from the general public and depositing it in the laundry with the washerman, after which this money was to be handed over to a gang outside the state. According to the police, this cash was part of an inter-state money laundering scheme, under which money was being doubled in Chhattisgarh and Gondia, people were lured to double their money, and bank employees also had a role in this fraud.
Strict action will be taken against the officials
The accused bank officials kept this money in the laundry, from where it was to be sent to other destinations. Information about this case of organized crime has also been given to the Enforcement Directorate (ED), Income Tax Department and Reserve Bank of India (RBI). These agencies have also started investigating the matter, which can complicate the matter further. After the disclosure of the case, Bhandara Police said that strict action will be taken against these officials.
