Indian fake notes worth Rs 99 lakh seized, two held
Two people were arrested with Indian counterfeit notes worth 99 lakh rupees from Dhaka and Chapainawabganj on Thursday night and yesterday.
In Dhaka, a man was held with Indian fake notes worth 30 lakh rupees from Jatrabari area yesterday, reports our correspondent.
Police said they searched a bag of Md Sohel, 24, and found the notes in a packet of the bag around 1:30pm.
In primary investigation, the arrestee told the law enforcers that he was carrying the bag to Chapainawabganj following instruction by a man of Old Dhaka area, they said.
AKM Abul Kashem, officer-in-charge of Jatrabari Police Station, said they were interrogating Sohel to find out more information about the matter.
Meanwhile, another person was held with Indian fake notes worth 69 lakh rupees from Gangarampur village of Shibganj upazila in Chapainawabganj on Thursday night, reports our Chapainawabganj correspondent.
Police said they arrested Sakim Ali, 28, when he was carrying a paper box containing the amount of notes to the district's Bholahat upazila from the village by an engine-run three wheeler around 10:00pm.
Quoting Sakim, police said the arrestee was carrying the notes for smuggling those to India through Bholahat border.
A case was filed with Shibganj Police Station in this connection.
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