₹4.7 crore in new ₹2,000 notes seized in Bengaluru
The Income Tax department on Thursday seized ₹4.7 crore in new ₹2,000 notes and ₹30 lakh in old notes in Bengaluru. Also, gold bullion weighing approximately 7 kg and jewellery in excess of 7 kg were seized from two government engineers and two contractors, officials said. "It is one of the highest seizure of new currency," officials added. 