Kochi: Four currency exchange racketeers held
The four accused reached the spot in two separate vehicles and the IT officials first took Sojan and another person into custody.
KOCHI: The Income Tax intelligence sleuths nabbed four persons, Denis, Binoy, Jijo and Lissy Sojan, an accused in the Nedumbasserry human trafficking case, from near the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on Thursday in connection with a money laundering case. The IT sleuths laid the trap on a tip-off that some persons engaged in the exchange of the old currency notes for new currency were likely to transact business near the stadium.
The four accused reached the spot in two separate vehicles and the IT officials first took Sojan and another person into custody. Two others fled from the spot and ran towards the stadium before the officials chased them and took them into custody. A cheque worth Rs 10 crore was found from their possession, but no cash was recovered. All were taken to the IT office for further interrogation.
The officials were also probing whether the arrested have any links with the people held from Edappally on Wednesday with Rs 41 lakh in the new Rs 2,000 denomination currency. The four-member gang from Coimbatore was engaged in giving Rs 37.5 lakh of new currency in lieu of Rs 50 lakh worth old currency notes. They were released later after interrogation. Sojan was one of the accused in the case connected with sending girls to the countries in West Asia on fake job visas and forcing them to sex trade.