Sambalpur, Dec 6: Police yesterday intensified its probe into a major seizure of cash worth Rs 1.43 crore with Sambalpur Sadar SDPO and the Dhanupalli IIC questioning the manager of the State Bank of India (SBI)’s main branch in the city here.
Since most of the notes which include new Rs 2000 notes and Rs 500 notes and carry chronological numbers, police suspect that the same has been withdrawn from a particular bank. According to sources, the police have sought the help of RBI in this regard. The Sambalpur SP said once the origins of the notes are established, the arrested persons will be brought on remand for interrogation. On the other hand, the Income Tax officials have also launched a probe into the matter.
Notably, the State Bank of India (SBI) Main Branch Public Relation Officer (PRO) Rashmi Ranjan Rout and liquor businessman Zeyarat Ali were among the eight arrested persons arrested by the police on Sunday. Other accused are, three sons of Zeyarat Ali, Md Qazzafi, Riffat Ali and Sabtin Ali; Pankaj Kumar Rout, brother of the SBI staff; Kapil Jhajharia and Rabi Trivedi.
Police seized cash worth Rs 1,42,91,500 including new currency notes of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denominations from them.
