9 February 2010,
KENDRAPADA: Police on Tuesday detained five persons
for allegedly circulating fake currency notes
in several villages under Rajnagar block in
Kendrapada district. Police in Rajnagar have
seized 16 counterfeit notes in Rs 50 denominations
from them. The arrested persons have been identified
as Adikanda Parida, Banamali Mohanty of Belapala,
Manoranjan Das, Banta Mahunta and Ananta Das of village Madhupur.
The racket was busted after two mobsters gave two
notes of Rs 50 denomination to a shop-keeper to purchase
a cellphone recharge card at Keraragada village.
The shop-owner came to know that the notes were fake
when a villager refused to accept the notes and informed
the police. Police have detained all the five racketeers
after raiding their houses. Police suspect that the detained
persons had been circulating the notes in Kendrapada,
Jagatsinghpur, Paradip and Cuttack.
"We sought the help of bank officials to check the seized
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