Chennai:
Following the money trail
Sources told Express that the probe was conducted during last two days to ascertain what is the source for the transfer of money in new denominations of Rs 2,000 crore from an engineer working with Karnataka government.
It looks like officials are now probing the Chennai link over the smuggling of demonetised currencies. Earlier the search by Income tax department which covered 18 locations in Bengaluru, and multiple locations in Erode and Chennai in the state resulted in the recovery of such large amount.
Jayachandra, Chief Project Officer with Karnataka State Highways Improvement Project, is already being secured by the Enforcement Directorate after 4.7 crore have been recovered from his premises.
Central Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement Directorate has also approached the Reserve Bank of India with the serial numbers of seized new currency notes from Sand mining baron Shekar Reddy’s residence to ascertain the link of banks in siphoning off new currencies.
Sources said CBI and Enforcement Directorate is looking into the involvement of bank officials following the seizure of large number of new currency notes from Shekar Reddy.
The idea is to look at the flow of currency and through whom all it is routed. Sources said they are yet to identify the pattern.
When Express contacted CBI sources, they maintained that the enquiry is on. “We are monitoring the issue,” said the source while refusing to comment on it.
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