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Aligarh boy is suspect in Chinese hawala racket

When a team of officials belonging to different government agencies reached Peepal village in Khair area in

Sentinel Digital Desk

ALIGARH (UP): When a team of officials belonging to different government agencies reached Peepal village in Khair area in Aligarh on Friday to meet one Rahul, they were shocked, to put it rather mildly.

Seeing Rahul's house, reportedly a director in two Chinese firms and shareholder in two others, the team went back after making polite inquiries from the family, mainly his father Shyam Sunder and mother.

The officials spoke to Rahul on the phone and he told them that he has been working in Gurugram in a motor vehicle parts' firm since the past one year.

He said that one person offered him another part-time job at an office, located in DLF Cyber City, and he readily agreed.

Rahul told the team that the person, Saggu, had taken his Aadhar and PAN card when he joined the job. The documents were apparently used without his consent in a recent money laundering racket that has been unearthed in Delhi.

Since Sunday afternoon, Rahul's mobile phone has been switched off and his father is also untraceable. According to sources, Rahul's family owns 12 bighas of land and agriculture is their only source of income. (IANS)