The Uttarakhand Police have arrested three persons from Rampura area under Rudrapur Police Station, Udham Singh Nagar and recovered fake Indian currency worth of Rs10, 000 from their possession on Saturday. The accused have been identified as Aalam Sheikh, native of Malda (West Bengal), Santosh and omkar, natives of Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh).
Udham Singh Nagar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Nilesh Anand Bharne said that police received a tip off that some persons from Malda and Bareilly, carrying fake currency notes had been roaming around Rampur area under Rudrapur Police Station with an intention to circulate it in the market there. A team comprising sub-inspector Kuldeep Singh Adhikari was formed.
Acting on tip-off the team rushed to the area where they saw three suspects were moving around the Rampura area on Saturday. later they were detained for questioning.
During interrogation, the accused disclosed that a woman had asked them to circulate it in the markets. However, the accused denied having known her name or address. Team members have been directed to trace the woman, he added.
A case under sections 489/b/489c of IPC was registered against the accused in the Rudprapur, Udham Singh Nagar. SSP Bharne said that team recovered fake notes value of Rs4500 from the bag of Alam Sheikh. Remaining fake currency seized from the possession of Santosh and Omkar i.e. Rs3000 and Rs2500 respectively. They committed their offences. They will be sent to jail after being produced in the court, a police officer probing the case said.
Earlier on August 28, Udham Singh Nagar police had arrested three persons from Transit Camp Police Station area and recovered fake currency worth of Rs1.40 lakh from their possession. The accused had revealed while being grilled that they had obtained the fake currency value of Rs1.40 lakh by paying Rs45, 000 from a woman from West Bengal.
Observers opined that the district police cracked two cases related to fake currency by arresting six persons in one month. It seems to be no stopping the circulation of fake currency in the market, especially the Rs500 notes in Udham Singh Nagar. It is almost impossible for the
common man to identify the counterfeit currency with the naked eye.
In some cases, and what is causing concern is that the fake notes are surfacing even at bank ATMs and despite all the guidelines issued by the Reserve Bank of India, even the well-educated consumer is unable to detect a fake note with the naked eye, they added.