Guwahati: Two Mizoram residents were arrested in the capital city of Tripura, Agartal along with fake Indian currency worth Rs. 1.21 lakhs that was allegedly produced outside the country.
The arrestees have been identified as Babul krishna chakma and Rajesh Chakma .
An official statement said, “SDPO, Ajay Kumar Das, following information of another sister information, drove into an ambush, to nab the culprits of fake currency, and sophisticated arms and succeeded to catch the targeted convicts red-handed from the ISBT (Inter State Bus Terminus), Chandrapur Agartala.”
According to police, the accused were apprehended using counterfeit Indian cash that was intended to distract the Indian economy and was allegedly printed outside our country.
The individuals have been charged under the relevant IPC sections pertaining to false cash.
SDPO, Ajay Kumar Das said,”Through a secret source of information, an ambush was conducted in civil dress to nab the dreadful culprits, which came true to have been able to catch the notorious culprits from ISBT, centre, Chandrapur, Agaratala, at yesterday night. The criminals are booked under the fake currency concerned Sections of IPC. They should be forwarded to court tomorrow for grant of availing police Remand to facilitate the further course of action.”
Further investigation into the matter is underway.