It also came to light that they used a distorted Rs.10/- currency note for identification purpose during the transaction.
Shillong
The BSF troops deployed at Borsora in South West Khasi Hills Dist of Meghalaya on Tuesday nabbed 02 person with Hawala Money . They identified as Raj Chetry (27 ) and Golachan ( 29 ), both are resident of South West Khasi Hills of Meghalaya.
Initially BSF apprehended Raj Chetry while he was moving from Barsora to Khonjoy in a bike and recovered Rs.1,96,500/- cash from his possession. Further based on information divulged by him, BSF apprehended another person Golachan from his residence and recovered Rs.17.93 Lacs cash.
It is learnt that Golachan collected a sum of Rs. 20 Lacs from a fruit merchant of Bara Bazar, Shillong on behalf of one exporter of coal and lime stone, from Barpetta (Assam).
This delivery and distribution was closely monitored by a Bangladesh based importer who controls this system through WhatsApp from Bangladesh.
It also came to light that they used a distorted Rs.10/- currency note for identification purpose during the transaction.
BSF has stepped up its special drive against such racketeers on International Border and has intensified its operations on the Indo-Bangladesh Border to prevent nefarious design of trans-border criminals to maintain tranquility in bordering areas of Meghalaya state.
It is also to mention that IG BSF, Meghalaya has deployed additional troops to fill the gaps for effective border domination.
