THANE: The police has arrested three persons and has seized counterfeit foreign money notes within the denomination of Rs. 2,000 to the music of Rs 15.7 lakh in Mumbra.
The accused have been identified as Jaun Chunnulal (41), Mohammad Sharajuddin (26)— both citizens of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh— and Javed Ansari (30), a reisdent of Mumbra. While Jainkumar worked as a sweeper, Mohammad worked as a compounder in an ayurvedic medical institution and Javed worked for a bakery.
Ramesh Dhumal, assistant police commissioner, said that the police officers had won a tip-off that the accused had been going to reach at Kismat Colony with the counterfeit notes. The police officers laid a trap and once they noticed the trio with a bag at 4.40am, they intercepted them. On looking out their bag, the police officers discovered 788 notes packed in six packs.
Preliminary investigations printed that the duo from UP had procured the notes. They had payed a tantrik from Asansol in West Bengal Rs 3.50 lakh for the notes. The accused had been supposed to give them off to the 3rd accused from Mumbra. But ahead of they may do that, the police nabbed them, Dhumal said.
As the code of habits has been enforced for the impending Lok Sabha elections, the police are examining if there's any linkage with this, Dhumal said.
The trio have been booked under quite a lot of sections of the Indian Pencal Code. They have been remanded to police custody until April 5.
Ramesh Dhumal, assistant police commissioner, said that the police officers from Mumbra police station had won a tip-off that the accused had been going to reach at Kismat Colony with the counterfeit notes. The police officers laid a trap and once they noticed the trio with a bag at 4.40am, they intercepted them. On looking out their bag, the police officers discovered 788 notes packed in six packs
The accused have been identified as Jaun Chunnulal (41), Mohammad Sharajuddin (26)— both citizens of Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh— and Javed Ansari (30), a reisdent of Mumbra. While Jainkumar worked as a sweeper, Mohammad worked as a compounder in an ayurvedic medical institution and Javed worked for a bakery.
Ramesh Dhumal, assistant police commissioner, said that the police officers had won a tip-off that the accused had been going to reach at Kismat Colony with the counterfeit notes. The police officers laid a trap and once they noticed the trio with a bag at 4.40am, they intercepted them. On looking out their bag, the police officers discovered 788 notes packed in six packs.
Preliminary investigations printed that the duo from UP had procured the notes. They had payed a tantrik from Asansol in West Bengal Rs 3.50 lakh for the notes. The accused had been supposed to give them off to the 3rd accused from Mumbra. But ahead of they may do that, the police nabbed them, Dhumal said.
As the code of habits has been enforced for the impending Lok Sabha elections, the police are examining if there's any linkage with this, Dhumal said.
The trio have been booked under quite a lot of sections of the Indian Pencal Code. They have been remanded to police custody until April 5.
Ramesh Dhumal, assistant police commissioner, said that the police officers from Mumbra police station had won a tip-off that the accused had been going to reach at Kismat Colony with the counterfeit notes. The police officers laid a trap and once they noticed the trio with a bag at 4.40am, they intercepted them. On looking out their bag, the police officers discovered 788 notes packed in six packs
Three arrested for possessing counterfeit notes in Mumbra
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