Fake currency worth Rs 66,000 was recovered from two persons who were arrested near Punjab petrol pump by Koh-e-Fiza police on Saturday; car which was carrying fake currency was seized.
The action was taken after receiving tip off from the employees of liquor shop near Lalghati and nabbed a man identified as Mukesh Yadav who was using fake currency Rs 100.
After Mukesh was nabbed he confessed that he was driver while the fake currency was in the car with Sanjay Singh Bundela. Based on the information Mahindra Scorpio registration MP11CC1598 was checked and Sanjay was nabbed while another accused identified as Habib escaped from the spot.
During the investigation a total fake currency of Rs 66,000 was recovered from the vehicle. Six stacks of fake currency of Rs 100 with series of 8AM932682, 8AM932682, 8AM932683, 8BP386712, 8AM932682, 4LC695425, 8AM932684, 2MG897759 were recovered.
From Yadav 10 notes of Rs 100 of fake currency of series of 4LC695425 was recovered and he revealed that Habib would be providing more fake currency. Police registered a case under sections 489A, 489B and 489 C of the IPC.
Sanjay was quizzed by police and he revealed that he around four months ago in Jabalpur, he was introduced to Habib, who offered fake currency of Rs 1 lakh for Rs 40,000 of real currency. On Saturday Sanjay met the accused Habib in Bhopal who gave fake currency of Rs 65,000 for Rs 32,000 of real currency and to assure that the fake currency could be circulated in the market Sanjay sent Mukesh to buy liquor.