Delhi: Fake currency notes with face value of Rs 2.88 lakh seized, 2 held

Delhi Police have arrested two men and recovered fake currency notes with a total face value of Rs 288 lakh from them officials told PTI on ThursdayAs per the PTI report raw materials equipment and tools used for manufacturing fake Indian currency notes were also seized from their possession they saidThe accused have been identified as Sunil 38 and Sunil alias Chhotu 34 they said reported PTIAccording to a senior police officer information was received on July 13 that a member of a cartel involved in circulating fake Indian currency notes would come to Sector 35 in Rohini to deliver a consignment to his associateA trap was laid and Sunil a native of Jhajjar and Chhotu from Sonipat were arrested the officer said reported PTIAccording to the news agency report during the investigation teams learned that Sunil has been dealing in fake Indian currency notes for more than 10 years The officer further added that Sunil had been arrested in 2015 by Jhajjar police for his involvement in a racketChhotu is a hardcore criminal with six cases of robbery dacoity and kidnapping registered against him in Delhi and Haryana Both met in Tihar jail Further investigation is in progress the officer said reported PTIChased after failed robbery attempt man jumps into the drainA 48yearold man tried to break into a house in Mumbairsquos Chembur area for theft in the wee hours of Tuesday but as his attempt was foiled by its owner the accused ran away from the spot and jumped into an open drain after being chased police said on TuesdayThe accused 48yearold Ismail Sheikh chose to stand in the open drain till the police arrived on the scene and arrested him they saidThe complaint in the case was lodged by Shizeen Jaikumar a resident of Vishwadeep Society in New Tilak Nagar locality in Chembur an official said ldquoJaikumarrsquos family members left for a foreign country on Monday morning That night he decided to spend some time with friends and returned home around 2 am on Tuesday However he was shocked to find a man trying to open the door of his house When he asked the stranger who he was and what he was doing the latter attacked him with a screwdriver and a kniferdquo he saidThereafter Sheikh started running from the spot But Jaikumar chased him for around 20 minutes In order to give him the slip Sheikh jumped into an open drain he said Soon local people gathered at the spot and asked him to come out But as he was scared he remained in the drain It was only after the police reached the spot that he came out and was placed under arrest the official saidDuring the probe the police found that Sheikh was a habitual offender and there were 25 to 30 cases registered against him He was arrested under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita BNS and further investigation is underway he addedWith inputs from PTI