The Pithoragarh district police claims to have recovered fake Indian currency worth Rs 35,000 and 1.800 kg ‘charas’ from two youths belonging to Bihar.
The recovered fake currency notes are in the denomination of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500. As many as 18 fake currency notes are in the denomination of Rs 1,000 and 34 fake currency notes are in the denomination of Rs 500, said Rajeev Mohan, CO, the Pithoragarh district police, while talking to The Pioneer. Both the suspects were arrested from Pithoragarh on Thursday and they belong to Betiya, Bihar, informed the CO. Meanwhile, the arrested youths have been identified as Sandeep Saini, aged about 19 years and Suresh Saini, aged around 23 years, he further said.
Apart from the recovery of fake Indian currency worth Rs 35,000, drug substance i.e. 1.800 kg ‘charas’ has also been recovered from the duo, added the CO, the Pithoragarh district police. As the preliminary reports have suggested the arrested youths had come to deliver the fake Indian currency notes and ‘charas’ to someone in Pithoragarh. However, as further investigation is on in this case, therefore much can’t be said at this juncture, the Pithorgarh police maintained.