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2 held with fake currency in Kolkata

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Press Trust of India Kolkata

The Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested two persons from the city and recovered fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs seven lakh from their possession.

The anti-FICN team of the STF arrested the persons from the Hare Street Police Station limits on Wednesday night.

All the fake notes were in the denomination of Rs 2,000, a senior police officer told PTI.

The arrested duo has been identified as Razzak Sk, a resident of Kumbhira in West Bengal's Malda, and Vikash Kumar Gautam alias Vikash Kumar Lodi of Unnao in Uttar Pradesh, he said.

Both were booked under different sections of the IPC, he said.

 

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First Published: Feb 28 2019 | 3:15 PM IST

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