Stephan Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network - Kasargod (SP)
Kasargod, Apr 25: Police personnel attached to Bekal station here have succeeded in arresting three fraudsters and seized fancy currency notes with a face value of about Rs 40 crore and genuine currency notes worth Rs 6 lac. The operation was conducted on the night of Saturday April 24.
The arrested trio has been identified as Nawab Malick Saleem Sheikh (37), who is from Maharashtra but currently a resident of Mangaluru, Pune-based Anshib Arjun (35), and Parameshwar Narsuma (45) from Solapur. They were taken into custody when they were moving towards Kanhangad from the direction of Kasargod.
The police were checking vehicles at Uduma when an Innova car came that way. During the checking of the vehicle, the illegal activity of the concerned came into the open. It was found that genuine currency notes were kept at the top and bottom of the bundles of fake currency notes.
The currency notes were of Rs 2,000 face value, and most of the notes were fancy. The currency notes were packed in boxes and gunny bags.
The arrested men told the police that the notes were being taken for film shooting. But during the questioning the police found that they are not connected with the cine world, it is gathered.
The police also said that the arrested men already face some cases in Mangaluru and Mumbai. Further investigation is underway.