NEW DELHI, Nov 9: A rag picker found a bag with 23 bundles of US dollars in a pile of garbage in Bengaluru. The value of the dollars in Indian currency is ₹ 25 Crores.
Salman Sheikh, the rag picker, had found the bundle on November 1 but surprised at first at the discovery, he kept the bundle with him. He took it to his boss, Bappa, on November 5. The boss then contacted social activist Kali Mullah, who, in turn, contacted the police Commissioner.
Soon after, Bengaluru Police Commissioner, B Dayananda, summoned them. Hebbal Police station has been tasked with investigating the case.
The notes are laced with chemical and police suspect it the handiwork of gangs engaged in Black Dollar Scam. The currency notes have been sent to the Reserve Bank of India to determine if they are fake or real.
(Manas Dasgupta)