Bengaluru Police busts gang circulating fake Indian currency notes; three held
Bengaluru, Jul 31: The city police has busted an inter-state counterfeiting network with the arrest of three men and seized 1,307 fake Indian currency notes of Rs 500 denomination with a face value of Rs 6.53 lakh from them, officials said on Monday.
The arrests were made after secret information was received at Cottonpet police station about the circulation of fake Indian currency notes by two men in their jurisdiction, following which a case was registered and an investigation initiated, they said.
According to the police, among the arrested accused, two hail from Kerala and they were caught from near the city railway station here in Bengaluru when they were allegedly found supplying fake Indian currency notes in small quantities in the busy locality of 'Majestic'.
Based on their disclosure, the third accomplice who hails from Tamil Nadu was nabbed from Hosur.
During interrogation, the third accomplice nabbed from Hosur told police that he sourced fake Indian currency notes from a man based in Bihar's Patna, a senior police officer said.
Investigation has revealed that the accused handled dealings related to sourcing and circulation of fake Indian currency notes through an Instagram account and these counterfeit notes were circulated mainly in the busy areas of Bengaluru like Majestic, City Railway Station and other markets, he said.
The accused from Tamil Nadu visited Patna often and get fake currency notes from his contact there. So far, they have received fake Indian currency notes of up to Rs 10 lakh face value from him, he added.
Earlier, the accused have also circulated fake notes of face value Rs three to four lakhs to their contacts based in Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh, the officer said.
With the arrest, a total of 1,307 fake Indian currency notes of Rs 500 denomination and a face value of Rs 6,53,500 in total have been seized from them, the senior police officer said.
Police said further investigation is underway to trace the main culprit based in Bihar who has been allegedly supplying fake India currency notes through the accused persons into southern India.
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Another North Goa nightclub sealed; Kejriwal says corruption led to fire tragedy
Panaji (PTI): As part of a crackdown against tourist establishments violating laws and safety norms in the aftermath of the Arpora fire tragedy, Goa authorities on Saturday sealed a renowned club at Vagator and revoked the fire department NOC of another club.
Cafe CO2 Goa, located on a cliff overlooking the Arabian Sea at Vagator beach in North Goa, was sealed. The move came two days after Goya Club, also in Vagator, was shut down for alleged violations of rules.
Elsewhere, campaigning for local body polls, AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal said the fire incident at Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub at Arpora, which claimed 25 lives on December 6, happened because the BJP government in the state was corrupt.
An inspection of Cafe CO2 Goa by a state government-appointed team revealed that the establishment, with a seating capacity of 250, did not possess a no-objection certificate (NOC) of the Fire and Emergency Services Department. The club, which sits atop Ozrant Cliff, also did not have structural stability, the team found.
The Fire and Emergency Services on Saturday also revoked the NOC issued to Diaz Pool Club and Bar at Anjuna as the fire extinguishers installed in the establishment were found to be inadequate, said divisional fire officer Shripad Gawas.
A notice was issued to Nitin Wadhwa, the partner of the club, he said in the order.
Campaigning at Chimbel village near Panaji in support of his party's Zilla Panchayat election candidate, Aam Aadmi Party leader Kejriwal said the nightclub fire at Arpora happened because of the "corruption of the Pramod Sawant-led state government."
"Why this fire incident happened? I read in the newspapers that the nightclub had no occupancy certificate, no building licence, no excise licence, no construction licence or trade licence. The entire club was illegal but still it was going on," he said.
"How could it go on? Couldn't Pramod Sawant or anyone else see it? I was told that hafta (bribe) was being paid," the former Delhi chief minister said.
A person can not work without bribing officials in the coastal state, Kejriwal said, alleging that officers, MLAs and even ministers are accepting bribes.
