Balasore:Sahadevkhunta police detained three persons here allegedly involved in circulating fake currency notes on Wednesday afternoon. The cops seized fake currency of Rs 9000 from their possession. All the miscreants were residents of chandankiari village under Bokaro district of jharkhand.
The miscreants were identified as Ibrar kaji, Hafiz Anwar & sakil kaji.
According to sources, the three youths had been to Remuna by an auto from Sahadevkhunta Bus Stand few days ago. The money they had paid to the auto driver was reportedly fake, which came to the notice of the driver after they fled away.
The matter came to fore when the auto driver spotted the three today at Sahadevkhunta bus stand while seeking an auto for traveling to Remuna. He with help of other auto drivers captured the trio and informed the police.
Police detained them for interrogation and seized few fake notes from their possession.
The notes will be sent to the Reserve Bank of India in Bhubaneswar for examination of its genuineness said IIC Subhranshu Sekhar Nayak of SKPS.
However, the accused persons refuted the allegation of their involvement in fake note racket. They said that they were going to Remuna for fund collection to open a ‘madrasa’.
