Indian held with fake currency in Nepal

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IANS Kathmandu
Last Updated : Aug 14 2013 | 8:38 PM IST

Nepal Police Wednesday arrested an Indian along with fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs.2,50,000 from an airport near the international border, officials said.

The man, arrested in Biratnagar city, was identified as 45-year-old Suresh Singh Kushwaha from Madhya Pradesh.

Police seized 150 notes of Rs.1,000 denomination and 200 notes of Rs.500 denomination from him.

The man was trying to take a flight to Kathmandu from Biratnagar, said Sub-Inspector Kumar Shrestha, chief of the airport security post.

The official said Kushwaha was to distribute the notes in Kathmandu.

In May, police had arrested two Indians - Sanjay Prasad Gupta and Kamalesh Thakur of Bihar - with fake Indian currency of face value Rs.3,40,000.

A Vietnamese national, Pham Van Dinh, was arrested last year with Rs.10 million in fake Indian currency.

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First Published: Aug 14 2013 | 8:22 PM IST

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