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Banned currency notes seized- Shadow Team and Aluva Police seized 2,71,50,000 crore banned notes and arrested six persons on 27.07.17

Aluva East police seized banned bank notes worth Rs 2.71crore (prior to demonetization) with the help of shadow team. Police acting on a tip-off also arrested six persons, including a woman in this case. The arrested are Nanda Kumar (43), manager of SBI Life Perumbavur branch, Anoop Shashidharan (27), Jiju Jose (38), Ali Hassainar (27) Amir Kujumuhammed (36) and Laila Pareeth (44) who runs a tailoring shop at Aluva Thottumukham. A special shadow team intercepted the vehicle of the accused after they sped to Aluva town when police signaled them to stop near Paravoor Junction. Another vehicle used by them has also been seized. The team formed by Ernakulam rural SP A V George and Aluva CI Vishal Johnson intercepted the vehicles near Aluva Palace and arrested them.The operation was conducted following a tip-off about the gang traveling to Aluva in the vehicle. Though a team asked them to stop at Paravur Junction, the vehicle sped off. A police team chased the SUV and intercepted it near Aluva Palace. Police suspect them to be part of a racket which converts old currencies into new Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 notes.The woman Laila was waiting for the team in front of her textile shop expecting a call from the other accused. She was arrested from near the shop.According to preliminary investigation, the currencies were being brought from Malappuram.