I/II. [Four persons were on Saturday arrested for running a fake currency racket in Sukinda chromites valley and other areas in Jajpur district. Police also seized fake currency notes worth `27.46 lakh of `2000, `500 and `100 denominations from their possession.]
http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/odisha/2017/feb/05/fake-notes-worth-rs-27l-seized-four-arrested-in-jajpur-1567178.html JAJPUR : ***Four persons were on Saturday arrested for running a fake currency racket in Sukinda chromites valley and other areas in Jajpur district. Police also seized fake currency notes worth `27.46 lakh of `2000, `500 and `100 denominations from their possession.*** [Emphasis added.] “On a tip-off, Kaliapani police conducted a raid in Kingola village and apprehended one Pradeep Kumar Pradhan from his house and brought him to police station. Police also seized `8,200 fake Indian currency notes of `100 denomination from his possession,” said Inspector General (IG) of police, Central Range, Soumendra Priyadarshi at a press conference here. Pradhan was trying to circulate the fake currency notes in the local areas which are dominated by illiterate tribal people, he said. During interrogation, he disclosed the name of one of his accomplices Chandramani Bal, who was arrested from Chhachina village under Mangalpur police limits. Police also seized counterfeit notes worth `50,000 of various denominations from his possession. “Following interrogation of the duo, police got vital information about fake currency circulation and conducted raids at different places in the State and arrested Rameswar Maharana alias Ramesh of Nuapada of Ganjam and seized `26.16 lakh of counterfeit notes of various denominations,” said the IG. “While Ramesh used to supplying the notes to Pradip, Chandramani was preparing those. Involvement of more people in the racket is suspected. Investigation is on to apprehend others,” the IG said. He, however, did not reveal the name of the fourth accused arrested in this case. “We have arrested four persons in this connection, but the identity of the fourth accused cannot be disclosed as it would affect our investigation,” the IG said. II. [At least seven police personnel were killed and five injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Odisha’s Koraput district on Wednesday, police said. Police said the incident took place on National Highway 26 at Mungabhumi village under Pottangi police station on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, when the personnel were travelling in a van to Cuttack for training.] http://indianexpress.com/article/india/odisha-seven-policemen-killed-in-landmine-blast-4503487/ Odisha: Death toll in Koraput landmine blast climbs to seven The blast comes just about two weeks before the three-tier panchayat polls in the state. By: IANS | Bhubaneswar | Updated: February 2, 2017 11:37 am At least seven police personnel were killed and five injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Odisha’s Koraput district on Wednesday. ***At least seven police personnel were killed and five injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists in Odisha’s Koraput district on Wednesday, police said. Police said the incident took place on National Highway 26 at Mungabhumi village under Pottangi police station on the Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border, when the personnel were travelling in a van to Cuttack for training.*** [Emphasis added.] [VIDEO: Odisha: Six Police Personnel Killed In Maoist Landmine Blast] “Seven personnel of the district police have been killed while five injured in the landmine blast. They were going for training as assistant drivers,” Koraput Superintendent of Police Charan Singh Meena told IANS. The injured persons have been admitted to hospitals. The blast comes just about two weeks before the three-tier panchayat polls in the state. Maoists have given boycott call in Malkangiri district and other extremist-affected districts. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik described the incident as “an act of cowardice” and expressed his condolence to the deceased families. “Strongly condemn the cowardly act & condole martyrdom of police personnel in the landmine blast. My deep sympathies with bereaved families,” tweeted Patnaik. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
