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FAKE-CURRENCY (with picture)
One held with 18.91-lakh fake currency notes in Rangpur
RANGPUR, May 16, 2019 (BSS) – Rangpur Metropolitan Police (RpMP)
arrested a man and seized denominations of fake Bangladesh and Indian
currency notes worth Taka 18:91-lakh on Wednesday from Pirjabad Jugitari area
in the city.
“The arrested presumed fake currency note producer and trader is Ali
Hossain, son of late Abed Ali of Pirjabad Jugitari area under Kotwali Thana
in the city, said a press release issued by RpMP today.
On secret information of production and marketing of fake currency
notes, a special RpMP team conducted a sudden raid at the house of Ali
Hossain.
After searching, the police team seized Bangladeshi fake 600
denominations of Taka 1,000 currency notes and fake 1,100 denominations of
Taka 500 currency notes totaling to Taka 11.50-lakh from an old iron box in
the house.
The team seized Indian 115 fake denominations of Rupees 2,000 currency
notes, 300 fake denominations of Rupees 1,000 currency notes and 430 fake
denominations of Rupees 500 currency notes totaling to Rupees 7.45-lakh.
“Besides, the police team seized machineries, other materials used for
producing fake currency notes and two mobile phone sets from the house and
arrested Ali Hossain red-handed,” the release added.
“During primary interrogation, the arrested person admitted his
involvement with producing and marketing of fake currency notes in Rangpur
and other parts of the country for a long time,” RpMP Commissioner Alim
Mahmud told BSS today.
After filing a case in this connection, the arrested man was handed over
the Rangpur Kotwali Thana of RpMP last night,’ the release added.
BSS/MI/FI/ 1410 hrs