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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has got a big success in the sensational case of fake notes (FICN) worth ₹ 17.29 crore found in the currency chest of Punjab National Bank (PNB) located in Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh. Involved in the contract driver and main conspirators of the currency chest who have been absconding since the revelation of the case. Aadesh Chaudhary NIA team has caught him from Saharanpur.
Aadesh Choudhary was posted as a driver on contract in Saharanpur Currency Chest of PNB. According to the investigating agencies, he was a key link between the bank officials and the fake currency syndicate and had a central role in the movement of currency and the conspiracy to dispose of fake notes in the safe.
This fraud started on August 29, when an FIR was lodged in Sadar Bazar police station of Saharanpur on the complaint of the Chief Manager of PNB Meerut. During investigation, fake notes with face value of ₹ 17.29 crore were recovered from the currency chest of the bank.
After the initial departmental inquiry revealed the involvement of internal employees of the bank, the bank management had suspended three officers with immediate effect:
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Jagadhri Currency Chest Manager Amit Kumar
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Senior Divisional Manager Ravi Kumar Kanse
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Sophia Market Currency Chest Manager Sushil Kumar
In view of the international and inter-state sensitivity of the matter, on the instructions of the Union Home Ministry On September 3, Lucknow unit of NIA took over the case..
According to information received from investigating agencies and sources, contract driver Aadesh Chaudhary had influenced the responsible officials of the bank. It is alleged that he gained access to the chest by luring the bank officials into the trap of blackmailing and unethical pressure (honeytrap).
NIA had earlier arrested named accused bank manager Amit Kumar on September 7. Now the arrest of Aadesh Chaudhary will expose that:
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Through which printing press or international route did such huge quantity of fake notes reach India?
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When and how were bundles of fake notes replaced with real cash in the currency chests.
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Did the fake notes coming out of the bank chests also reach the ATMs and branches of the general public?
The investigation has also revealed the fact that before this revelation, huge cash worth ₹111 crore was sent from the Saharanpur currency chest to the Jaipur office of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on July 6. This included 1900 bundles of ₹500 and 800 bundles of ₹200.
NIA is now matching the entire transportation route of the cash, statements of vehicle drivers, cash handling vendors and security in-charges to find out how long this cash exchange game was going on. On September 7, the investigating agency had also conducted intensive searches at the residences and immovable properties of Aadesh Choudhary located in New Nandpuri, Saharanpur.
NIA officials say that according to the order, Choudhary will be produced in a special court and taken on remand, after which arrests of other influential people and white-collared people associated with this anti-national economic crime syndicate are also possible.
