Criminal circulating fake currency arrested

NEW DELHI - A man was arrested for circulating counterfeit currency, police said Friday.

According to police, Rajuddin is a proclaimed offender in cases of murder, rape, kidnapping and circulation of fake Indian currency, a police official said.

“We received a secret information that Rajuddin was dealing in fake currency from Anand Vihar in east Delhi,” a police official said.

Three home-made pistols and counterfeit currency notes with the nominal value of Rs.25,000 were seized from him.

According to police, further investigations are on about his involvement in other cases.