<p>Three persons, including a government schoolteacher in Bihar, have been arrested near New Delhi railway station for alleged involvement in circulation of fake Indian currency notes, police said on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fake notes with a face value of Rs 3.7 lakh — in denominations of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 — have been recovered from Arjun Sharma, 33, Parma Shah, 31, and Satinder Singh, 30.<br /><br />The counterfeit money trail has been traced to Bihar’s West Champaran district. The fake cash was being supplied to people in Delhi and NCR region for a long time, said Ravindra Yadav, additional commissioner of police (crime and railways).<br /><br />“The notes are being smuggled into the country through porous Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bangladesh border,” said Yadav.<br /><br />The gang was, however, busted after a tip-off that its members would come near Ajmeri Gate side of New Delhi railway station on March 11 to deliver a huge consignment.<br /><br />“The information was further developed, and a trap was laid,” Yadav said.<br />Arjun and Parma were arrested at the Ajmeri Gate side of New Delhi railway station around 12.30 pm.<br /><br />On their search, Rs 2 lakh in denomination of Rs 1,000 were recovered from Arjun, while Rs 1.5 lakh in the denomination of Rs 500 were recovered from Parma.<br />Their interrogation led to the arrest of Satinder on March 13, and Rs 20,000 in denomination of Rs 500 were recovered. A police team was later sent to Bettiah in West Champaran in search of the main supplier, Nagina.<br /><br />“Raids were conducted at several places in Bihar, but Nagina has been absconding. Efforts are being made to identify and nab other members of the gang,” Yadav added.<br /><br />Arjun was selected as a teacher on contract basis with Bihar education department in 2010, and was teaching in a government school.<br /><br />A case has been registered with crime branch police station.<br /></p>
<p>Three persons, including a government schoolteacher in Bihar, have been arrested near New Delhi railway station for alleged involvement in circulation of fake Indian currency notes, police said on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Fake notes with a face value of Rs 3.7 lakh — in denominations of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 — have been recovered from Arjun Sharma, 33, Parma Shah, 31, and Satinder Singh, 30.<br /><br />The counterfeit money trail has been traced to Bihar’s West Champaran district. The fake cash was being supplied to people in Delhi and NCR region for a long time, said Ravindra Yadav, additional commissioner of police (crime and railways).<br /><br />“The notes are being smuggled into the country through porous Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bangladesh border,” said Yadav.<br /><br />The gang was, however, busted after a tip-off that its members would come near Ajmeri Gate side of New Delhi railway station on March 11 to deliver a huge consignment.<br /><br />“The information was further developed, and a trap was laid,” Yadav said.<br />Arjun and Parma were arrested at the Ajmeri Gate side of New Delhi railway station around 12.30 pm.<br /><br />On their search, Rs 2 lakh in denomination of Rs 1,000 were recovered from Arjun, while Rs 1.5 lakh in the denomination of Rs 500 were recovered from Parma.<br />Their interrogation led to the arrest of Satinder on March 13, and Rs 20,000 in denomination of Rs 500 were recovered. A police team was later sent to Bettiah in West Champaran in search of the main supplier, Nagina.<br /><br />“Raids were conducted at several places in Bihar, but Nagina has been absconding. Efforts are being made to identify and nab other members of the gang,” Yadav added.<br /><br />Arjun was selected as a teacher on contract basis with Bihar education department in 2010, and was teaching in a government school.<br /><br />A case has been registered with crime branch police station.<br /></p>
