Man held for depositing fake currency in bank

Panchkula, April 10

The police arrested a person for depositing counterfeit currency notes after mixing them with genuine currency at a bank in Panchkula.

The suspect has been identified as Mustakim Salmani, a resident of Mauli Jagran in Chandigarh.

The police spokesman said the Chief Manager of the Sector 16 branch of Bank of India lodged a complaint that Mustakim deposited cash in the bank on January 17 this year and some of the notes were later found to be fake.

A case under Section 489-B of the IPC has been registered at the Sector 14 police station.

The police arrested the suspect today and produced him in court, which remanded him in two-day police custody.

Sector 16 police post Incharge Gurpal Singh said earlier, Mustakim Salmani, along with his accomplice, was caught on February 16 near a toll plaza at Jagadhari with a total of Rs 8.5 lakh, including counterfeit currency notes of Rs 500 and Rs 100. A case under Section 489-A, B, C, and 120-B of the IPC was registered against them at the Chhappar police station. He said the suspect was brought from Chhappar on production warrant today.