Probe ordered into transaction of 24 lakh

CHANDIGARH: The state government in Haryana has ordered an inquiry into the transaction of Rs 24 lakh by a petrol pump dealer in a branch of Axis Bank in Sirsa on Saturday after a video of the same went viral on the social media.

In the video clippings, bank customers are seen levelling allegations of exchange of old notes. However, the bank authorities have told the government that the money was deposited in the bank and not exchanged. Sirsa deputy commissioner

Sharandeep Kaur Brar

told TOI that she had ordered a probe after watching the video clipping and the messages on social media, including some on WhatsApp. The two-member committee headed by Sirsa sub-divisional magistrate (SDM)

Paramjit Singh Chahal

has been asked to complete the probe at the earliest.

"The bank officials have given us in writing that the entire amount was deposited in the bank," said Brar, adding that the notes for more than Rs 4,000 can't be exchanged.

Speaking to TOI, a bank official also said that no irregularity was committed during the transaction. "It was a misunderstanding. The amount was deposited while the customers thought that the amount was exchanged," he added.

However, in the video clipping, people are seen expressing their grievances to the cops. "Do number ka paisa ek number me convert ho raha hai (The

black money

is being converted into the white)," a customer is seen telling the cops, who had reached on the spot following an uproar.

However, the person who had gone to deposit the money to the bank told the cops that there was a sale of Rs 50 lakh at his petrol pump daily. "The bank employees count the money whenever they are free," he added. However, other customers present there raised questions over his claims. TOI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video clippings.

Chandigarh: The state government in Haryana has ordered an inquiry into the transaction of Rs 24 lakh by a petrol pump dealer in a branch of Axis Bank in Sirsa on Saturday after a video of the same went viral on the social media.

In the video clippings, bank customers are seen levelling allegations of exchange of old notes. However, the bank authorities have told the government that the money was deposited in the bank and not exchanged.

Sirsa deputy commissioner Sharandeep Kaur Brar told TOI that she had ordered a probe after watching the video clipping and the messages on social media, including some on WhatsApp. The two-member committee headed by Sirsa sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Paramjit Singh Chahal has been asked to complete the probe at the earliest.

"The bank officials have given us in writing that the entire amount was deposited in the bank," said Brar, adding that the notes for more than Rs 4,000 can't be exchanged.

Speaking to TOI, a bank official also said that no irregularity was committed during the transaction. "It was a misunderstanding. The amount was deposited while the customers thought that the amount was exchanged," he added.

However, in the video clipping, people are seen expressing their grievances to the cops. "Do number ka paisa ek number me convert ho raha hai (The black money is being converted into the white)," a customer is seen telling the cops, who had reached on the spot following an uproar.

However, the person who had gone to deposit the money to the bank told the cops that there was a sale of Rs 50 lakh at his petrol pump daily. "The bank employees count the money whenever they are free," he added. However, other customers present there raised questions over his claims. TOI could not independently verify the authenticity of the video clippings.