Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Three held with Rs 2.52 lakh fake currency

Sangrur, September 25
The district police today arrested three persons and claimed to have busted a gang allegedly involved in circulating fake currency in the market. They also seized fake currency worth Rs 2.52 lakh.

The accused reportedly were in contact with a Bihar resident and exchanged Rs 70,000 of genuine Indian currency with fake currency worth Rs 1 lakh.

Mandeep Singh Sidhu, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Sangrur, said the arrested persons were Gurdit Singh and Rajiv Kumar, both residents of Laad Banjara village (near Dirba), and Krishan Chand of Brahampura village. They had confessed to circulating fake currency worth Rs 25 lakh in the market so far, the SSP said. A case has been registered.

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