
33-year-old held with counterfeit currency in Tanakpur
Pithoragarh: A 33-year-old man, identified as Sitarganj-resident Mukhtar Ali, was arrested with more than Rs 1 lakh in counterfeit currency in Tanakpur on Friday.
“Acting on a tip-off, we intercepted the motorbike of the accused at ITI Tanakpur. Upon frisking, we found more than Rs 1 lakh in counterfeit currency on the accused. He had seven packets of fake Rs 100 notes and one packet of fake Rs 500 notes,” SHO Tanakpur Jasbeer Singh Chauhan told TOI.
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