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Assam STF seizes fake gold, Indian currency notes; six arrested

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Guwahati (Assam) | December 12, 2023 6:51:27 PM IST
The Special Task Force (STF) of Assam police arrested six people on Tuesday and seized fake gold and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) from their possession.

According to the officials, the apprehended people have been identified as Debdas Halder (25), Santosh Mandal (40), Nitay Halder (48), Manuj Kumar (40), Saddam Hussain (27) and Shivam Kumar (22).

Partha Sarathi Mahanta, DIG (STF) told ANI that, based on secret information, a team of STF conducted an operation at the Lalmati area under Basistha police station on Tuesday and arrested six people.

"Acting on intelligence input regarding the dealing and delivery of fake gold and fake currency, a raid was conducted at the Lalmati area near the IIE Office under Basistha police station jurisdiction. As a result, six people have been apprehended, along with three suspected fake gold-shaped boats weighing about 3.556 kg, FICN 315 numbers of Rs 200 and Rs 500 denomination (Total = Rs 1,04,700), 5 mobile phones, cash Rs 1,08,490 etc," DIG Mahanta said.

Further investigation into the matter is underway. (ANI)

 
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