New Delhi: Two women were arrested for being in possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in southwest Delhi Sarojini Nagar market.
The women, later identified as Rani Jha, aged 22, and Akaansha Desai, aged 29, were residents of different places — Rani hailed from Faridabad, while Akaansha was from Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
According to deputy commissioner of police (southwest district) Surender Choudhary, the incident occurred on March 19. A team from Sarojini Nagar police station, in plain clothes, was monitoring the market area. During their surveillance, they received a tip-off that two women were reportedly circulating counterfeit currency in the area, using the fake notes for shopping.
The officers then traced the women and apprehended them. When the cops searched their belongings, 33 fake Rs 100 denomination notes were found in their possession. The counterfeit notes were seized and the women were taken into custody. TNN
