GUWAHATI: Police on Tuesday, April 19, recovered fake Indian currency with a face value of Rs 7 lakh from the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Guwahati. One person has been arrested in this connection.
The arrested person has been identified as Kinder M Sangma, a resident of South Garo Hills in Meghalaya.
“A WGPD team from Gorchuk PS arrested one Kinder M Sangma of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya with FICN worth ₹7 lakhs at ISBT today. Further investigation is on and legal action has been initiated,” the Guwahati Police announced on Twitter.
A WGPD team from Gorchuk PS arrested one Kinder M Sangma of South Garo Hills, Meghalaya with FICN worth ₹7 lakhs at ISBT today.
— Guwahati Police (@GuwahatiPol) April 19, 2022
Further investigation is on and legal action has been initiated. pic.twitter.com/7FbK7TxOXF
The accused was reportedly in the process of leaving Guwahati in a bus for Tura in Meghalaya when he was arrested. Police recovered the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth Rs 7 lakh during a search of his belongings.