Dehradun Police have recovered fake Indian currency notes with face value of Rs10,4500 after they grilled a Gunjan Kumar, native of Bihar, during his police custody remand on Wednesday. Gunjan was arrested while carrying fake Indian currency of Rs9,000 from Gandhi Road on March 5. Based on his information, police recovered fake Indian currency with face value of Rs27,000 and Rs25,676 in Nepali currency notes from his rented accommodation at lakhibagh on March 6.
A case under section 489 of IPC was registered against the accused in Kotwali Police Station on March 6. The accused was sent to jail after being presented in the court the same day, said Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police Deepak Jyoti while interacting with media persons on Wednesday. He further said that police secured custody remand of the accused from court on March 17. Based on information given by the accused during interrogation, police recovered fake currency with face value of Rs68, 000 from a lavatory in Haridwar Railway Station. While being grilled, he revealed that he had received fake Indian currency from a person in Bihar. The accused confessed to have used fake Indian currency notes in Nepal and Roorkee (Haridwar), he added.