Uttar Pradesh Police has seized Rs18 lakh in new currency notes from three men in Sector 57 here. All the three accused persons have been arrested and are being investigated for their nefarious activities, police said on Sunday.
The three accused — Vinay Kumar from Jind, Mahendra Kumar and Praveen Kumar from Hisar — were arrested on Saturday evening by a team of Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad and Income Tax Department.
“The arrests were made following a tip off that some people were carrying a huge amount of counterfeit currency in Bhishanpura village in Sector 57,” Deputy Superintendent of Police UP ATS (Western UP Wing) Anoop Singh said.
The team searched the car of the accused following which Rs18 lakh in new currency notes of Rs2,000 was found, he said.
No counterfeit or old currency notes were found. The car has also been impounded, the DSP said. The team is interrogating the accused and more arrests and seizures are expected on basis of the information, he said.