30 lakhs cash, 2.5 Kg Gold seized from tailor in Chandigarh

Rs. 30 lakh in cash and two and a half kilograms of gold were seized from the premises of a prominent tailor in Chandigarh by the Enforcement Directorate as part of its operation to unearth illegal cash. Out of the seized cash Rs. 18 lakh were in new Rs. 2,000 notes, the rest were in 100- and 50-rupee notes.

Acting on a tip off, the Enforcement Directorate investigators swooped down on the premises of Maharaja Tailor in Punjab’s Mohali and at sector 22 in Chandigarh.

After examining the bill books of the shop, the officials found that the owners of the tailoring shop had bought 2.5 kg gold at a rate of Rs. 44,000 per 10 gram after demonetisation.