Rs 500 notes lay on street in Odisha Capital; no one comes forward to claim cash

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police seized three bundles of Rs 500 currency notes lying unattended on a street in Odisha Capital today.

Locals said no one came forward to claim the bundles of currency notes for long hours lying near Ganganagar Chhak in Bhubaneswar today afternoon. The police was then informed about the matter.

There was a head-on collision between two motorcycles near Ganganagar Chhak. Following the mishap, two motorcyclists fell down. The three bundles of currency notes fell from a bag carried by one of the two motorcyclists, the eyewitness stated.

But the motorcyclist left the spot in a hurry without picking up the currency note bundles lying on the street.

After being informed, personnel of the Capital Police Station reached the spot and seized the currency notes worth Rs 1.5 lakh.