Demonetisation continues to harass the common man even seven years after it crash-landed on the country. A man whose hotel was robbed before demonetisation and has finally got back the cash recovered by the police, is struggling to get the old notes exchanged. The victim’s lawyer claims that police negligence and lack of clarity in the government order is still causing trouble for the common man.

Mustafa Nayikanlithing, 50, filed a case of robbery in 2016 against several people who barged into his hotel. The police arrested a few accused and seized Rs 1,10,000 in cash. The complainant later approached court for the return of the property in 2019 and the magistrate court in south Mumbai ordered the Colaba police station to complete all formalities and return the cash to the victim in new currency after getting it exchanged as per the central government notification.