Fake Notes with Rs 39,000 Face Value Seized; Two Arrested
Police have seized fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 39,000 and arrested two persons in this connection here in Maharashtra, officials said Thursday.
Buldhana, Jul 18 (PTI) Police have seized fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 39,000 and arrested two persons in this connection here in Maharashtra, officials said Thursday.
Acting on a tip-off, Local Crime Branch sleuths laid a trap and arrested two persons in the Malkapur area of the city Wednesday evening,they said.
They seized counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 39,000 from the duo, Kaleem Anna Sheikh (40) and Aamir Sohail alias Raju Sheikh Risaluddin (25), the officials said.
The seized notes were in denominations of Rs 200, Rs 100 and Rs 50, they said.
Both were booked under IPC sections 489 (b) and 489 (c) related to possession of counterfeit notes and using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes, the officials said.
Further investigation was underway, they added. PTI
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