Petrol pump employee in Delhi refuses to accept Rs 2,000 note, man files complaint

May 27, 2023 15:59

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A man filed a complaint against an employee of a petrol pump in South Extension Part-1 in New Delhi after the attendant allegedly refused to accept a Rs 2,000 note, the police said on Saturday.

A complaint regarding the matter was received at Kotla police station on Friday, a senior police officer said.

The complainant stated that he went to a petrol pump in South Extension Part-1 to fill petrol in his scooter.

He gave a Rs 2,000 note against a bill of Rs 400, but the petrol pump attendant refused to take the note, the officer said.

The officer said that the complaint is being examined.

On May 19, the Reserve Bank of India announced the withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation but gave the public time till September 30 to either deposit such notes in accounts or exchange them at banks. -- PTI

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