Fake Currency With Face Value Of Over Rs6 Crore Seized, Two Held

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Fake currency with a face value of over Rs six crore was recoverd and two persons were arrested in south-west Delhi on Thursday in connection with one of the biggest seizures with the city police suspecting that it came from Pakistan.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
The seizure of the counterfeit notes concealed in 33 cloth bundles and loaded in two tempos in a godown in Dabri area came following investigations spread over ten days by several policemen.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
This single seizure almost equals the recovery of fake currency by Delhi Police in the past five years. Police seized fake currency with a face value of Rs8.39 crore, USD 5,800 and 2,000 Euro in the past five years.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
"This seizure is one of the biggest hauls in the country. The seized fake currency was sent from a foreign country. It looks as good as original," Delhi Police Commissioner BK Gupta said.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
Delhi Police is in touch with CBI and RBI in conneciton with this seizure, he said.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
PN Aggarwal, Special Commissioner (Special Cell), said the fake notes were found in cloth bundles and the operation lasted for about ten days.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
Police sources said two Indians were arrested in connection with the seizure. They were of the view that the fake currency originated from Pakistan.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
They said the notes might have entered the country through the porous Indo-Nepal border. "We have counted over Rs six crore. The final count may be more," a senior police official said.[/size][/font][/color][color=#000000][font=arial, verdana][size=3]
Sources said the fake currency were tucked in between two-layered clothes and compressed well so that it could be difficult to find out in a normal search. The notes were of 500 and 1000 denominations.[/size][/font][/color]