GUWAHATI: Fake Indian currency notes worth approximately ₹2.45 lakh were seized during an operation conducted at the Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Guwahati on Sunday, May 10.
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The operation led to the arrest of a youth identified as Geyon Tayeng, a resident of Arunachal Pradesh. Acting on specific intelligence inputs, police personnel carried out a targeted search operation and apprehended the accused at the ISBT premises.
Speaking to GPlus, an official from the ISBT police outpost said counterfeit currency notes amounting to nearly ₹2.45 lakh were recovered from Tayeng’s possession. Preliminary findings suggest that the accused had received the fake currency from another individual in Guwahati and was attempting to transport it elsewhere.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of ACP Nilotpal Saikia of the Azara subdivision along with a police team.
The accused is currently being interrogated and further investigation is underway.