BANSWADA: Three held with fake currency notes
BANSWADA: Police arrest three Maharashtra residents accused of circulating counterfeit notes
Police track suspects using technology
BANSWADA: Police arrested and remanded three members of an inter-state gang accused of circulating counterfeit currency, Banswada Deputy Superintendent of Police Vithal Reddy said.
Addressing reporters at the Banswada DSP office on Friday, he said unidentified men arrived in a car at an HP petrol bunk near Pitlam on August 26 and filled petrol worth ₹2,000. They allegedly handed four fake ₹500 notes to the petrol bunk staff before fleeing.
The staff noticed the counterfeit notes and lodged a complaint with police. Police registered a case and launched an investigation, identifying the suspects with the help of technology.
Three suspects intercepted near Dharmaram toll gate
The suspects were intercepted at the Dharmaram toll gate while travelling by car to Hyderabad to circulate fake currency, police said.
Police seized fake ₹500 notes worth ₹91,000, a car and three mobile phones from them.
The arrested suspects were identified as Rahul Rao Saheb Awad of Babulgav village in Maharashtra’s Parbhani district, Prateek and Bhimashankar. They were remanded in custody, Vithal Reddy said.
He said the superintendent of police appreciated the police personnel who cracked the case.
Banswada Rural Circle Inspector Tirupayya, Pitlam sub-inspector Anjaneyulu and others attended the press conference.
