NEW DELHI: Crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested two persons identified as Mohammad Imran and Jiyaullah both residents of Sangam Vihar in Delhi and busted a gang involved in trafficking of fake Indian currency notes of very fine quality brought from Farkka, West Bengal for circulating in Delhi and NCR under the code name "Bengal Tiger".
At the instance of the secret informer, accused Md Imran and Md Jiyaullah were arrested by the police team from Sarai Kale Khan on Tuesday .
The decoy customer of the police team used the code name 'Bengal Tiger' to strike the deal with the accused persons.
The accused persons handed over six fake currency notes of denomination Rs 2,000 each to HC Ramesh after taking genuine currency worth Rs 6,000 from him. At this point of time the accused were overpowered and 50 currency notes of denomination Rs 2,000 each were recovered from their possession.
"During interrogation, the accused Mohd. Imran disclosed that that he had brought the fake currency notes from Farkaa, West Bengal along with his accomplice. He had brought the consignment a couple of times in the recent past. Efforts are being made to trace his accomplices and also the 'source' of FICN," said Additional CP (Crime) Rajiv Ranjan.