The District SP encouraged the public to come forward and lodge complaints immediately so that the usurers can be dealt with.
Coimbatore: The Coimbatore District Police arrested as many as 19 people on a single day in a money laundering case in Coimbatore and seized Rs.1.26 crore in cash during the raid 'Operation Kandhu Vatti.'
A press conference in this regard was held at the office of the Superintendent of Police in Coimbatore district. Speaking to reporters, the District Superintendent of Police, V Badrinarayanan said, "Yesterday, a series of raids were conducted at 41 locations, based on which 19 FIRs were registered and arrests were made. During the raid, Rs.1.26 crore in cash, 379 land-related documents, 127 cheque leaves, 48 ATM cards, 18 bank passbooks, 54 blank signature papers, 211 RC books, 230 account books, 3 passports and 7 Aadhaar cards were seized."
The Coimbatore SP urged the public to immediately lodge a complaint if anyone has such usury problems. He added that two persons had been arrested in three usury cases, a month ago, and these operations and raids would continue as per the orders of the DGP. The Coimbatore SP V Badrinarayanan also warned that action would be taken against usury of any kind in finance dealings.