Why no one wants the Rs 101 crore lying in eight Maharashtra banks

Apr 2, 2025 | 13:28 IST

Eight banks have notes worth Rs 101.2 crore just rotting away. The man who watched Money Heist on loop 15 times, not just because he liked it, but because he had bigger plans. And the high-flying train thief who flew to Kolkata for rosgullas, Goa for scotch – three stories on India Uncovered

On Nov 8, 2016, the Union government announced the demonetisation of all Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 banknotes of the Mahatma Gandhi Series.

Some eight-and-a-half years later, eight district central cooperative (DCC) banks in Maharashtra have roughly Rs 101.2 crore of demonetised currency still lying with them.

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Why no one wants the Rs 101 crore lying in eight Maharashtra banks

Eight banks have notes worth Rs 101.2 crore just rotting away. The man who watched Money Heist on loop 15 times, not just because he liked it, but because he had bigger plans. And the high-flying train thief who flew to Kolkata for rosgullas, Goa for scotch – three stories on India Uncovered

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Why no one wants the Rs 101 crore lying in eight Maharashtra banks

Eight banks have notes worth Rs 101.2 crore just rotting away. The man who watched Money Heist on loop 15 times, not just because he liked it, but because he had bigger plans. And the high-flying train thief who flew to Kolkata for rosgullas, Goa for scotch – three stories on India Uncovered

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