New ₹2,000 notes used to pay ₹2.9 lakh in bribe
A total of ₹2.9 lakh in the new ₹2,000 currency notes has been found in the possession of two Port Trust officials in Gujarat who accepted the amount as bribe, according to reports. The two officers had allegedly sought a bribe of ₹4.4 lakh for clearing pending dues of a private electrical firm, Anti-Corruption Bureau of Gujarat stated.