HUGE AMOUNT OF CURRENCY NOTES (NEW & OLD) RECOVERED.

  • HUGE AMOUNT OF DEMONETIZED CURRENCY NOTES RECOVERED.
  • RS.3.25 CRORE RECOVERED FROM HOTEL TAKSH INN SITUATED AT KAROL BAGH.
  • OWNER OF THE HOTEL IS ALSO A MONEY EXCHANGER RUNNING HIS BUSINESS IN THE NAME OF GURU FOREX IN A SHOP.
In a joint operation, Crime Branch & Income Tax Department has recovered demonetized currency notes in the denomination of Rs.500/- and Rs. 1000/- from a reputed hotel in Karol Bagh, Delhi and a total of Rs.3.25 crores recovered.   
INFORMATION:-
A Secret information was received by HC Dinesh posted at Central Range, Crime Branch and the same was developed which revealed that in Hotel Taksh Inn situated at Karol Bagh, some Mumbai and Rajasthan based people are making regular visits for the purpose of conversion of black money into white with the help of some money exchangers of Karol Bagh and they have hoarded pile of cash illegally through Havala and will carry this cash to Mumbai. Accordingly, a round the clock watch was kept on the activities by the crime branch.  
TEAM & OPERATION: -
As an outcome of the surveillance, yesterday i.e. 13/04/2016, in late evening, an input was received that some persons are staying in the Taksh Inn Hotel and they have collected huge amount of black money from the various agents of Delhi through Havala and will deliver the same in Mumbai to convert them in white with the help of money exchangers and some local agents based in Mumbai. Immediately, a team of Central Range of Crime Branch led by ACP Sandeep Lamba, consisting of Insp. Pankaj Arora, SI Prabhanshu, ASI Rajveer, HCs Sudhir, Dinesh, Cts Amit, Ankit and Dalbir was constituted under the supervision of DCP Rajesh Deo and under overall guidance of Addl. CP K.K. Vyas. The information was shared with the Income Tax Department and a team of Income Tax officials led by Deputy Director Abhishek Anand was also roped in the operations.           
After due procedure and sanction, a search warrant was procured by the Income Tax and the above said premises were raided in the night. On conducting raids at the Taksh Inn Hotel, five persons staying in Room No.106, 202 and 206 were apprehended and on search of their belongings, four suitcases and one cardboard cartoon box containing demonetized currency notes in the denominations of Rs.500/- and Rs.1000/- were recovered and the same were seized by Income Tax officials and on count, a total or Rs.3.25 crores recovery was effected.
On interrogation, it was revealed that the gang is operated by Mumbai based hawala operators Lalit Bhai and Bholu Bhai who collect black money from various people of Maharashtra and from other states of the country and later after deducting their commission, they return the same in white.  In Delhi, they collect cash from various hawala operators including Paras, Rahul and Vinod and get it converted to white.
PROFILE:-
1. Ansari Affan s/o Akhtar Hussain r/o 211/215-B, Husaini Building, 2nd Floor, R/No. 13, Maulana Azad Road, Madan Pura, Mumbai is the boss of the other four persons who hires local trusted youth and preferably from his neighborhood community to operate in a clandestine manner. He has close acquaintances with the money exchangers and agents active in Delhi.
2. Fazal Kausar Khan s/o Kausar Khan r/o 20 Kism Manzil, 2nd Floor, Room No. 44, Badloo Rangari Street, Opp. Ashadaan Byculla, Mumbai is a close associate of Affan.  He assisted Affan in carrying cash and delivering the same to their respective agents. He was getting Rs. 2000/- per day for assisting Affan.
3. Ansari Abuzar s/o Mohammed Iqbal r/o 2nd floor, Flat No 207, KSA Regency, Husaini Baug, Madanpura Mumbai is a neighbour of Affan but he came in close association of Affan for 3-4 months and he used to assist him in making bundles and counting money. Affan used to pay him Rs. 2000/day for assisting him in carrying and delivering cash.  
4. Ladu Ram s/o Mohan Lal Chitalwana r/o Jalor Chitalwana, Rajasthan was working in a Cosmetic Shop situated near Malad Rly Station for 10/12 years and later he met kingpin Ansari Affan in Mumbai, while he was there in search of high salaried job. Affan offered him Rs.2000/day for assisting him in carrying and delivering cash.  
5. Mahaveer Singh s/o Man Singh r/o Bira Bhatawala Purohito Ki Thimbal, Bilara Jodhpur, Rajasthan, he came in close association of  Affan  for 3-4  months and he used to assist him in making bundles and counting money. Affan used to pay him Rs. 2000/day for assisting him in carrying and delivering cash.  
MODUS OPERANDI: -

After collecting the cash, they keep them rapped in newspapers and at the bottom of the trolley bags/suitcases by using double side tapes and adhesives in various bundles and further for precaution, they cover the bundles with black clothes and place spiral telephone/internet connecting cables over it in order to deceive baggage scanning machines installed at the Railway Stations or Airports. They also keep manual pocket balance to weigh the bags not to exceed permissible limits for carrying bag and baggage during flight journey. After collecting cash, they depart hurriedly for Mumbai and book flight tickets at the last minute for the purpose.  

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