Guwahati: Guwahati police arrested a person who was in possession of a sizable quantity of fake cash on Friday night in the Khanapara area.
The accused was arrested last night at around 11.45 p.m. by a team from Basistha PS, a Special Operations Group (SOG) team from the East District, a traffic OP team from Khanapara and members of the general public.
Many large quantities of fake currency worth Rs 2, 93,000 were reportedly confiscated from his possession. The police have started an inquiry to find his collaborators and the source of the fake money notes in light of the recovery.
Further, the police have also requested shopkeepers, vendors and residents to scrutinize the currency notes before accepting them.