Staff Correspondent:

Police in a drive arrested three people along with fake currency worth Tk 20 lakh and equipment used to make fake notes from Kamrangirchar and Narayanganj districts, said police on Saturday.

The arrestees were identified as Sumon, 38, Sultana, 28 and Hanif Gazi, 48.

During a regular drive in Kamrangirchar area on Thursday, police arrested them from the Beribadh check-post around 1:30 pm, said Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Saturday.

Police also recovered Tk 20 lakh fake currency notes, partially printed 9.76 lakh notes of 1000 and 500 denominations and equipment used to print fake notes.

Meanwhile, a team of police conducted a drive in Kadamtoli in Siddhirganj area and recovered fake notes worth Tk 16 lakh and and some equipment from the spot on Thursday afternoon.

After primary interrogation, police came to know that they had long been involved in making fake notes and spreading those to different areas.

Later, a court placed them on a 2-day remand when they were produced before the court.