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Rajouri police arrests man with fake currency

KT NEWS SERVICE. Dated: 7/19/2018 9:18:10 AM

JAMMU, Jul 18: Rajouri Police today arrested a man along with fake currency in Kandi area of Rajouri district.
He has been identified as Altaf Hussain son of Nazir Hussain resident of Muradpur Rajouri.
Reports revealed that a team of police station Kandi and component Police Rajouri laid a Naka at Jaglanoo Kandi and was on routine frisking of vehicles when a pedestrian was seen coming from some distance .
However, soon after noticing the police Naka, he started to move back which developed suspicion and cops chased and nabbed him at some distance. During frisking, some cash and other personal belongings were recovered from his possession. During the initial questioning it was found that a bundle of currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs200 denomination recovered from him are fake and he also confessed to the same .
Police has now arrested the said man along with fake currency to the tune of Rs 41,900 which has been recovered from his possession.
Case FIR No 87/2018 U/S 489 (B) RPC has been registrerd against the accused and further questioning is going on to nab other people involved in fake currency marketing in Rajouri.