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West Bengal: Fake Currency Worth Rs.10 Lakh Seized By STF, 2 Held

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Kolkata: The West Bengal Special Task Force (STF) arrested two persons and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of Rs.10 lakh.

The officials have identified the accused as Abdul Rejjak Khan (40) and Shahar Ali (43), both hailing from Barpeta. 

According to an official statement, a team of Anti-FICN acting on a tip recovered counterfeit Indian notes worth Rs.10 lakh in the form of Rs.500 denominations on Monday noon from the arrested accused from the Dufferin Road near Dufferin Road and Mayo Road crossing, under the Police Station area of Maidan.

The police has lodged the case under sections 120B, 489B, and 489C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Further details are awaited. (with ANI inputs)
 

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