Haryana Police have arrested two persons for being involved in smuggling fake currency notes from the Industrial Area, Sonepat. A spokesman of the Police Department said that the police had received a tip-off that two persons carrying fake currency notes were roaming about in the area. Acting swiftly on the tip-off, the police arrested the accused, Amit, a resident of Vishal Nagar and Naveen, a resident of Prabhu Nagar, Sonepat. As many as 25 fake notes of Rs1,000 each were recovered from their possession, he added.
During interrogation, the accused admitted having brought these fake currency notes from Murshidabad in West Bengal to supply them in different parts of Haryana. The accused were produced in the court which has sent them to five days’ police remand.
In another incident, the police have arrested a person from near the Hindu Institute of Technology, Sonepat, and recovered more than 1 kilogram of cannabis (ganja) from his possession. The spokesman said that while looking for criminals and anti-social elements, the police found a suspected person who had been identified as Santlal, a resident of UP.