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CBI Surprise Checks On Post Offices In Hyderabad
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out surprise checks at at least four Post Offices in Hyderabad after receiving complaints of irregularities in exchange and distribution of notes post demonetisation. CBI said the operation is still going and further details cannot be divulged.The agency is carrying out surprise checks jointly with Postal Department, they said.
New Delhi:The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Thursday carried out surprise checks at at least four Post Offices in Hyderabad after receiving complaints of irregularities in exchange and distribution of notes post demonetisation.
CBI said the operation is still going and further details cannot be divulged. The agency is carrying out surprise checks jointly with Postal Department, they said. The raids were conducted after complaints were received that some officials were allegedly favouring some people in the distribution of currency after Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes ceased to be legal tender from November 9. They said there were complaints of other irregularities too like exchange of currency which are being looked into by the agency.
Sources said it is a surprise check which is undertaken to identify any prima facie violation of norms after which the agency can either recommend departmental action or it can start an FIR in the matter, if enought material is found by it.
The sources did not reveal how many more post offices could be part of the check operation as the operation is likely to continue throughout the night. Since November 10, post offices are collecting demonetised bank notes and disbursing valid notes, besides taking deposits from savings account holders.
Meanwhile, senior superintendent of Post Offices (Hyderabad Division) K Sudheer Babu clarified in a press note that the CBI was only checking the cash exchange process at the post offices. No irregularities were found at the post offices inspected by the CBI, he said. Sudheer Babu termed it as, “routine vigilance visit by CBI teams at post offices”.
