Cops in Maoist-hit areas tracking ₹2k note exchanges at banks

Nagpur: The interception of two Maoist sympathisers in Chhattisgarh last week with ₹6 lakh cash in ₹2,000 denomination has prompted cops to step up vigilance at banks and cash deposit machines where currency exchange transactions are allowed. Sources said the Gadchiroli police have stepped up vigilance on the lines of the demonetization period.
It’s learnt substantial cash was shifted from Torgatta in Etapalli taluka of Maharashtra, where mining and infrastructure work is being opposed by camping tribals since March 11, to Silgeri in Chhattisgarh, where a similar agitation is underway. The leader of the Silgeri agitation is now in police custody for carrying cash to a bank for exchange, sources said.