Lucknow: A 22-year-old man was arrested here for allegedly possessing counterfeit Indian currency notes amounting to Rs 1.97 lakh, police said on Monday. The accused, Amir Khan, hailing from Bareilly district, was apprehended by the Government Railway Police (GRP) at Charbagh railway station on Sunday. He was travelling from Malda in West Bengal to Bareilly in Uttar Pradesh, they said. In a press release, the police said they recovered a total of 394 counterfeit notes, each with a face value of Rs 500, amounting to Rs 1,97,000. During interrogation Amir told police that he worked at a footwear shop in Delhi’s Madanpur Khadar area and lived in Sarita Vihar.
U.P. Man held with counterfeit notes at Lucknow railway station
Related Posts
Bengaluru: Fake water filters seized, one held
December 5, 2019
BENGALURU: Poor drinking water quality and rising anxiety levels among...
Fake brand items flood markets
February 22, 2013
The recent recovery of fake watches of leading international brands in Chandigarh...
China has seized 31 million fake face masks amid crisis
February 27, 2020
BEIJING: China's crisis has sparked a thriving black market in fake medical...
Four held for smuggling liquor from Telangana
May 1, 2021
Officials of the Special Enforcement Bureau (SEB) and the police seized 1,000...


