New Delhi:  As the news arrived, viewing agents accepting illegal money in the form of abolished notes and assuring to swap them for new currency after taking a commission, following which on Thursday, raids were conducted by the IT department and Delhi Police at numerous places in the City.

According to Ravindra Yadav, joint commissioner of police (Crime), “on Wednesday, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting sent CDs of the broadcast to Delhi Police or taking proper action on the issue, following which Crime Branch, in connection with Directorate of Investigations IT department, carried out raids at various places”

“Television news channels had carried out sting operations following demonetisation of higher denomination notes,” Mr. Yadav said.

Joint commissioner of police, said, “These sting operations showed how unscrupulous persons are involved in exchange of demonetised notes of black money in different sectors like gold jewellery, real estate, etc and are promising conversion into legal money by charging some commission”.

The areas where raids have been conducted include, Chandni Chowk, Paharganj, Connaught Place, Hauz Khas and Shakarpur.

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