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Nearly a decade after demonetisation seized his Rs 2 lakh, how a Pune contractor finally won it back

The Indian Express·Ankita Deshkar·about 1 month ago
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This is one demonetisation story that has a happy ending – though after a decade of waiting. Girish Rameshchandra Malani of Pune , who could not convert Rs 2 lakh in old notes of Rs 500 denomination as the money was seized on a charge that was later dismissed, is now set to get an equivalent amount in the new currency. Originally from Akola and now based in Bibwewadi, Pune, the civil engineer and contractor says the experience has strengthened his faith in justice, but reinforced that it often comes too late. “It should not take these many years to get what is legally ours,” says Malani. On December 1, 2016, the then 41-year-old, along with his sister Sonal Soni, was on his way to the Renuka Devi Temple in Mahur. He was carrying 400 notes of Rs 500 denomination, part of his business funds that he planned to deposit in his Akola bank account before the December 30 government deadline to exchange old currency. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had announced demonetisation, in a sudden move, on November 8 that year.…

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