In a major breakthrough, Special Task Force (STF) arrested two persons from Jhankat area in Udhamsinghnagar district and recovered fake currency worth Rs 67,300. The team also recovered equipments that were used for fake currency.
Police said that arrested were identified at Manjeet Singh, a resident of Teela Number 4, Bamanpur Bhagirath in Pilibhit district of UP, who, earlier, used to live in Pachpeda of Nanakmattha in Udhamsinghnagar, and Kamaljeet alias Kamal of Udhamsinghnagar.
Police added said that after interrogation, printer and scanner, one each was recovered from the house of Manjeet. He has a diploma in computer hardware. Police said that during interrogation, Manjeet revealed that he deposited fake currency notes worth Rs one lakh in the accounts at different banks during last two months. The accused are being interrogated for other members.
The team includes Inspector Yogesh Chand, Sub Inspector Santosh Shah, SI Sanjay Mishra, constable Pramod, Mahendra Singh Negi, Kishore and sub inspector of Khateema police Vinod Kumar, Constable Dinesh Kumar and Pradeep Chand.