Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Oct 19: Bakshi Nagar police today arrested two persons hailing from district Poonch and seized fake currency notes with face value of over Rs 3.5 lakh from their possession.
A police spokesman said that, on specific inputs, police party from Bakshi Nagar Police Station led by SHO Dileep Singh laid a naka and intercepted two pedestrians, who were moving under suspicious circumstances.
During checking, police recovered fake notes with face value of Rs 3,95,000 from their possession and arrested both the accused, who have been identified as Mohammad Aziz, son of Fathey Mohammad and Sarwar Hussain, son of Hakam Din, both residents of Degwar, district Poonch.
A case under FIR number 151/13 and under Section 489 RPC has been registered at Bakshi Nagar Police Station and investigation started to ascertain the source of fake currency.
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