An investigation into the Rs 2,000 currency notes exchange scam revealed that the prime accused, Anil Jain, had been working for businessmen from Delhi, Benaras, Lucknow, Patna, Agra, and Chandigarh to exchange demonetised Rs 2,000 notes at the Reserve Bank of India’s Nagpur Branch for the past year. Currency worth crores of rupees has been exchanged in the racket during this time without raising any suspicion. The kingpin of the racket, Jain (56), a resident of Dakshin Miloni Ganj, Gohelpur, district, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, was travelling across North India and meeting various businessmen and politicians with offer of exchanging the demonetised currency. He was reportedly receiving Rs 20,000 commission for exchanging Rs 5 lakh, according to police officials.

 

Jain frequently travelled to Nagpur to deliver the demonetised currency. The racket was primarily operating in Nagpur, targeting poor men and women to help them exchange the notes at the bank. It should be noted that Nandalal Govardhan Maurya (35), Rohit Nageshwar Bawne (36), and Kishore Ramesh Bahoriya (30) have been arrested by the police along with Jain. The three accused have been sent to Magisterial Custody Remand, while Jain has been remanded to Police Custody. The Sadar Police received a tip-off that Maurya, who was selling peanuts near the Vidhan Bhavan, was also involved in the racket on Friday. Maurya, Bahoriya, and Bawne were reportedly getting Rs 200 for every Rs 20,000 exchanged. The women were receiving Rs 300 per day as commission. The Sadar Police, led by Senior Police Inspector Manish Thakre, are extensively investigating the case to identify more culprits involved in the racket.