Fake currency seized in Kolkata, Jharkhand resident held
Friday - June 1, 2018 3:56 pm ,
Category : BUSINESS
Kolkata June 1 (IANS) The Special Task Force of Kolkata Police has arrested one person on the charge of possessing fake Indian currency with a total face value of Rs four lakh an STF officer said on Friday.
Accused Sattar Sheikh 47 is a resident of Jharkhand s Jamnagar area.
He was arrested from the south-east gate of North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) bus stand near Maidan in central Kolkata on Thursday evening.
"As many as 200 notes in Rs 2 000 denomination were seized from him hidden inside a specially designed underwear he was wearing " the officer said.
Sheikh was booked under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code apart from Sections 489A B and C he said.
The accused will be presented in a sessions court here later on Friday.
--IANS mgr/tsb/bg
Accused Sattar Sheikh 47 is a resident of Jharkhand s Jamnagar area.
He was arrested from the south-east gate of North Bengal State Transport Corporation (NBSTC) bus stand near Maidan in central Kolkata on Thursday evening.
"As many as 200 notes in Rs 2 000 denomination were seized from him hidden inside a specially designed underwear he was wearing " the officer said.
Sheikh was booked under Section 120B (criminal conspiracy) of the Indian Penal Code apart from Sections 489A B and C he said.
The accused will be presented in a sessions court here later on Friday.
--IANS mgr/tsb/bg
