Three held in Rajasthan with fake notes

Three men have been arrested with counterfeit currency notes which have a face value of Rs 1 lakh, in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, police said today.

A motorcycle was also seized from the accused-- Kamalu, Mufeed and Bhanwar Singh-- after their arrest from near Bhonri village during a raid last evening, SP (Bharatpur) Rahul Prakash said today.

The notes are in the denomination of 500 and 1,000, he said.

Two other accused managed to escape and they are being traced, the SP added.