Fake notes of Rs 5-lakh face value seized in Kolkata

Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of Rs 5-lakh face value was seized and one person arrested by the city police from central Kolkata on Monday, police said.

Acting on a tip-off, the city police's Special Task Force (STF) personnel challenged a resident of Malda district, Mujibur Sk, in the Esplanade area and seized 250 fake notes of Rs 2,000 denomination from his possession.

The accused would be presented at a city court on Tuesday.

--IANS

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