A ragpicker discovered a bag with 23 bundles of US {dollars} value $3 million in a pile of rubbish close to the Nagawara railway station in Bengaluru. Saleman SK, a local of West Bengal’s Nadia district who works as a rubbish collector, discovered the bundles final Friday, in accordance with The Indian Specific. He reportedly advised the police that he discovered 23 bundles of US {dollars} however there was a stench of some chemical and he felt sick.
On Sunday, Saleman approached social activist R Kaleemullah, who knowledgeable metropolis police commissioner B Dayananda. The activist advised IE that the bundle contained a observe on a United Nations letterhead.
The police seized all 23 bundles and despatched them to the Reserve Financial institution of India (RBI) to find out whether or not they had been faux or actual. An officer, nonetheless, stated that prima facie it appeared that the notes had been faux. The cop additionally suspected that the forex notes might need been a part of the ‘black greenback rip-off’.
In accordance with the report, the officer stated that fraudsters present these faux forex notes and ask the receivers to wash them with chemical substances. “Folks settle for them as a result of the sum of money is large however finally get deceived. We suspect Africans concerned on this racket in Bengaluru.”
In the meantime, The New Indian Specific right now reported that ragpicker was kidnapped by some miscreants late Tuesday, who demanded that he give them cash. The ragpicker then alerted Kaleemullah who stated that the accused had allegedly searched the Saleman’s home for the cash.
However once they did not discover the cash, Kaleemullah stated, they blindfolded and kidnapped him to an unknown residence. “After checking his cellphone, the accused freed Bappa close to Manyata Tech Park round 9:30 AM on Wednesday,” Kaleemullah was quoted as saying by TNIE.
