'Distinct cash shortfall': Rs 7.4 crore in PNB vault swapped with fake notes in UP

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Times of Indiaseen 1 Sept, 07:44headline rewritten
~~Rs 7.4 crore real notes replaced with fake currency at PNB vault in UP~~'Distinct cash shortfall': Rs 7.4 crore in PNB vault swapped with fake notes in UP

Mon, 31 August 2026Fri, 11 September 2026

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31 Aug, 17:43over 11 days11 Sept, 13:34

Mon, 31 August 2026
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- Times of India17:43first to reportedited after publishing
  'Distinct cash shortfall': Rs 7.4 crore in PNB vault swapped with fake notes in UP
  previously~~Rs 7.4 crore real notes replaced with fake currency at PNB vault in UP~~
  Authorities are reeling after discovering that ₹7.4 crore in actual cash was exchanged for phony currency at a Saharanpur PNB vault. An FIR has been filed against involved bank staff and private citizens. In response to this astonishing theft, a Special Investigation Team has been set up for a thorough investigation.
Fri, 11 September 2026
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- hindustantimes.com13:34
  ₹11k salary, 5 houses: The asset trail behind Saharanpur’s fake currency case
  NIA is probing the outsourced worker’s unexplained wealth and proximity to suspended PNB currency chest manager. A senior police official privy to the investigation said the worker’s official duties were limited to driving and loading, but he allegedly spent considerable time inside the currency chest and functioned more like the manager’s personal assistant.