Maoist 'supporter' held with Rs 6.20 lakh in Rs 2000 denomination in Bastar

June 30, 2023 00:44

A suspected Maoist supporter has been arrested with Rs 6.20 lakh in 2000 denomination in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.

Senior Maoist leaders had handed over the cash to him for depositing in various banks, said an official.

Mahesh Badse (24), a resident of Murdanda Komathguda village, was apprehended near a fuel station in Awapalli police station area on Wednesday, Bijapur additional superintendent of police Chandrakant Gavarna said.

He was on his way to a bank in Awapalli on a motorcycle to deposit the cash, he said.

The Reserve Bank of India recently withdrew the Rs 2000 currency note from circulation.

Badse allegedly told police that one Mahesh Mungel had received Rs 9 lakh in Rs 2000 notes from `Shankar', commander of the Basaguda local organisation squad of Maoists, and Nendra Revolutionary People's Council president Hadma Kuhrami.

The money was to be deposited in various banks and later withdrawn (in the form of valid currency notes), the ASP said. -- PTI

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