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Sack full of torn Rs 500, Rs 1,000 of notes found in garbage bin

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Kolkata - Torn and damaged currency notes of the banned denominations were found in a garbage bin in south Kolkata's Golf Green area on Sunday morning, a spectator said.

Published: Mon 14 Nov 2016, 8:00 AM

Updated: Wed 14 Dec 2016, 2:57 PM

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Amid the chaos over the Narendra Modi-led central government's demonetisation move, citizens in Kolkata on Sunday spotted two sacks stuffed with torn Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes in a garbage dump.
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Torn and damaged currency notes of the banned denominations were found in a garbage bin in south Kolkata's Golf Green area on Sunday morning, a spectator said.
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"We saw a crowd of people at the garbage dump at around 8:30 am. It is clear it is black money," he said.
Locals informed police, who took the currency in possession for further investigation.
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Similar sightings have been reported from Uttar Pradesh and Bihar as well ever since Prime Minister Modi announced demonetisation of high-value currency notes as a measure to curb black money in the country.



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