Three persons arrested and demonetized notes face value Rs 3.36 crore seized,Surat

Three persons were arrested today and demonetized notes with a face value of Rs 3.36 crore was seized from them in Surat's Khatodara locality, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, police mounted a search of vehicles in the area and found the demonetized notes, of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denominations, in a car, a Surat police press release informed.

It added that the seizure comprises 24,000 notes of Rs 500 denomination, totaling Rs 1.20 crore, and 21,600 notes of Rs 1000 denomination with a face value of Rs 2.16 crore, apart from three mobile phones. Police identified the three arrested persons, who were traveling in the car at the time, as Gagansinh Rajput, Mohammad Ali Sheikh, and Latif Sheikh.

A case has been registered and further investigations were underway, an official said.

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