NIA to probe Saltora blast case
On 30 August this year in Lipari area in Saltora police station area, people heard a huge sound of a blast and it killed Joydeb Mondal, a motorcycle rider.
The National Investigation Agency has seized counterfeit notes with the face value of Rs.3.90 lakh from two persons here, police said.
The fake notes, in the denomination of Rs.2,000, were seized from the duo during a search in Kanir More locality of the town on Wednesday.
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Both the persons, hailing from Baisnabnagar area in Malda district, were suspected to have links with a fake note racket in Bangladesh, police officials said.
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They were arrested.
Meanwhile, two persons were arrested for carrying one kg brown sugar, worth Rs.1 crore, 2.5 quintals of poppy seeds and 500 grams of Ganja from Kaliachak and Baisnabnager police station areas in the district during raids yesterday, Superintendent of Police Arnab Ghosh said.
Police also seized Rs.7.50 lakh from the possession of one accused.
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