Three dacoits arrested in Siliguri

Three armed dacoits were arrested with fake currency notes from a car here, police said today.

Police intercepted the car and recovered from them one pistol and six rounds of live cartridges, besides fake notes with the face value of Rs 40,000 last night, Siliguri Police Commissioner Manoj Verma said.

Of the three, two were locals and another hailed from Howrah. All the three had criminal backgrounds, who used to commit dacoity by using the same car, he said.