In Brief: Fake currency worth Rs 2l seized

New Delhi: The Delhi Police have arrested a man after seizing about Rs 2 lakh in counterfeit currency from his possession, an official said on Thursday. According to the police, the accused, Vikash Bhardwaj (42), was previously involved in a fake currency case registered in Lucknow. He was also named in an attempt to murder case registered at the Shahbad Dairy police station in Delhi.

CM inaugurates new school

New Delhi: Chief Minister Atishi on Thursday inaugurated a 131-room school in North East Delhi’s Sunder Nagri, and said it will help reduce overcrowding in classrooms in the locality. The CM said around 7,000 students from areas like Sunder Nagri, Nand Nagri, Mandoli and Harsh Vihar will study in the school in two shifts. The school building features seven labs, a staff room, a conference room, a multipurpose hall and a lecture theatre. The plot for the school was reclaimed from land mafias through the efforts of the Delhi Government, she said.