Police from three States begin search for missing currency

Belagavi constabulary person decided to enactment unneurotic with officers from Maharashtra and Goa successful the hunt for missing trucks containing precocious worth currency notes.

Maharashtra CM, Devendra Fadnavis, has constituted a Special Investigation Team led by Aditya Mirkhelkar, Superintendent of Police. SIT wrote to officers successful Karnataka and Goa to cooperate with its squad members. Belagavi SP K. Ramarajan deputed a squad of Belagavi constabulary who arrived successful Nashik connected Sunday (January 25, 2026).

This follows a lawsuit filed successful the Nashik constabulary station. Based connected a ailment by a Maharashtra-based businessman, Sandip Datta Patil, officers from Nashik constabulary presumption person registered a lawsuit of the theft of 2 instrumentality trucks containing notes. According to the complaint, miscreants from Mumbai waylaid 2 trucks containing betwixt ₹400 crore and ₹1,000 crore successful the Chorla Ghat jungles, connected the Karnataka-Goa border. The alleged offence occurred connected the nighttime of October 25.

Complainant Mr. Patil claimed the wealth belonged to Kishore Savla Seth, a builder, who has investments successful Goa and Mumbai. He besides claimed the trucks contained immoderate demonetised notes.

However, Kishore Salve suspected that Mr. Patil was down the robbery and ordered his kidnapping, according to the complaint. “I was kept successful an isolated spot for astir 2 months and tortured,’’ helium said successful the complaint. He besides claimed that helium was asked to merchandise the wealth successful currency notes of smaller denominations. He told reporters successful Nashik connected Saturday (January 24, 2026) that helium had provided immoderate integer grounds similar telephone records and recordings of video calls to the police.

The ailment named 5 accused persons — Jayesh Kadam, Vishal Naidu, Sunil Dhumal, Virat Gandhi, and Janardhan Dhaigude. Maharashtra SIT said that investigators had arrested 5 persons and were looking for 2 more. “There are a batch of claims and counterclaims, and respective facts request to beryllium confirmed. Details volition beryllium clearer aft we marque immoderate progress, ‘’ Mr. Mirkhelkar told reporters successful Nashik connected Sunday (January 25, 2026).

Police sources successful Belagavi said that determination were unconfirmed reports that the wealth was meant to beryllium utilized for organisation during the recent section assemblage polls successful Maharashtra. But the vehicles were intercepted by a rival radical with the assistance of immoderate constabulary officers and a spiritual leader. However, the Maharashtra constabulary are yet to merchandise a elaborate connection astir the advancement of the investigation.