Hyderabad: Hawala gang busted; four held, Rs 3 crore seized

HYDERABAD: An inter-state hawala racket was busted and four persons were nabbed at Banjara Hills on Tuesday. Task Force police seized Rs 3.75 crore cash from them and handed it over to income tax department for further investigation.
Acting on specific information, the Task Force team intercepted two four wheelers on Road Number 12, Banjara Hills. Police took four persons Eshwar Dileepji Solanki, 29, Harish Ram Bhai Patel, 35, both drivers, Ajith Singh R Dodiya, 32, and Rathod Kanak Singh Natubha, 44, both office attendants, all four working for P Vijay & Company into custody and seized Rs 3.75 crore cash from their possession.
On interrogation, the four men revealed that they were employees of P Vijay & Company with its branch office at Anand Banjara Colony on Road Number 12, Banjara Hills.Company owner Kamlesh Shah, a native of Ahmedabad, had employed Dinesh and Giri as in-charges of Hyderabad branch.
“Ajith Singh R Dodiya, Rathod Kanak Singh Natubha and a woman, Thakor Soalben, a cook, are working with Dinesh and Giri at Hyderabad office,” DCP, Task Force, P Radha Kishan Rao said.
On September 14, Eshwar Dileepji Solanki and Harish Ram Bhai Patel came to Hyderabad in a four-wheeler from Mumbai to collect cash from Dinesh and Giri. After collecting Rs 3.75 crore cash from the Hyderabad branch staff, when Eshwar, Harish along with Ajith and Kanak Singh were proceeding to Solapur in two four-wheelers, Task Force sleuths intercepted them.
“As per the procedure, we will handover the seized cash and the four men to income tax officials for further investigation. They will follow the money trail and investigate the activities of the company,” Hyderabad commissioner Anjani Kumar said.