Two persons were arrested with counterfeit currency notes of about Rs1.60 lakh from a hotel near Darba village of the district. The accused were later produced in a local court that sent them jail on judicial remand.
Police said the accused were identified as Murti Narayan Patel of Durg and Sunil Kumar Javar, hailing from Patan. Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Santosh Singh, in-charge of Birejhar police outpost informed that police had got information that some suspected persons staying in a hotel, were carrying counterfeit currency notes.
Based on input, a raid was conducted in the hotel from where the accused were held with counterfeit currencies. Police claimed that the accused had brought the counterfeit currencies from some place in Kolkata.