Sonepur: Police in Odisha’s Sonepur district have seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 4.01 lakh and arrested three persons involved in the racket.

Acting on reliable information, a team from Binika Police Station conducted a raid and detained three accused, Jayanarayan Bastia (27) of Rengali under Lachhipur police limits, Abhisek Hota (23) of Phulmuti under Binika police limits, and Ashok Naik (28) of Betrapada under Binika police limits.

During the search, police recovered 803 fake currency notes of Rs 500 denomination, all carrying serial numbers 6SR856701, 6SR856668, 6SR856661, and 6SR856618. The seized fake notes amounted to Rs 4,01,500 in face value.

Besides the fake notes, three mobile phones were also seized from the possession of the accused.

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