Motihari, Oct 27 (PTI) A man was arrested with counterfeit Indian currency notes having a face value of Rs 4.95 lakh in Bihar’s East Champaran district, police said on Tuesday.
Sheikh Ainul, a resident of Janarwa village in the Banjariya police station area, was apprehended during a vehicle checking drive near Semra railway station on Monday evening, they said.
The operation was carried out on the basis of a tip-off, they added.
Two men travelling on a motorcycle were signalled to stop for a search. While one managed to flee, the other was apprehended, police said.
Ten bundles of counterfeit currency notes were recovered from the arrested man’s possession, they said, adding that an investigation is underway. PTI CORR SUK SOM
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