Two persons were caught carrying fake currency worth Rs 8,04,000 in a motorbike in Cachar district of Assam on Tuesday evening.
As per reports, the motorbike was stopped by officials of Silchar Custom Headquarters and BSF IB.
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The incident happened in Kabuganj area near the tri-junction on Silchar-Aizawl Road.
There were three persons riding on the motorbike but one of them managed to escape and could not be caught by the officials.
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The remaining two persons who are in police custody have been identified as Ziabur Rehman Barbhuiya and Faizur Rehman.
Ziaur said that the cash was given to him by a man named Afzal who lives in Singhi area in Dholai.
Income Tax officials on Monday said that they have seized unaccounted cash of Rs. 8 core till Monday (April 22) while the seizure was only Rs. 1.21 crore in the run-up to Lok Sabha polls in 2014 — a near 7 times jump.