Two arrested with counterfeit notes

January 31, Kanchanpur: Police have arrested two persons in possession of fake Nepali currency from Puincha in Belauri municipality-8. The arrest was made by the armed police force on Saturday evening.

Those arrested are Sanjaya Rana,23, and Indra Singh Rana,22, of Laljhadi rural municipality-1, according to the Superintendent of Police Birendra Bahadur Aiyer. Police confiscated five notes of 1,000 denominations and 200 sheets of paper used to make counterfeit notes from them.

A team from the APF border outpost in Puincha led by Assistant Sub-inspector Keshav Bahadur Chand arrested them. Further investigation is underway.