The special cell of Delhi police has arrested three persons for allegedly supplying counterfeit currency in the city. A senior police official said the accused were identified as Mohammed Faridul Islam, alias Farid, Kunj Bihari Pandey and Shafiqul Alam, alias Shafiq. The police recovered fake notes with a face value of `6.5 lakhs from their possession.
The police had arrested few persons for running a fake currency notes racket recently. During investigation, the police got to know that Farid, Kunj Bihari and Shafiq were also involved in the racket. “We got to know that it was Farid who was supplying fake notes in NCR. We got a tip-off that Farid would be coming near New Delhi Railway Station from where he was caught. He revealed that he procured fake notes from one Shahjahan, a resident of West Bengal. He further said that the fake currency was to be supplied in NCR with the help of conduits Kunj Bihari Pandey, Lal Chand and Shafiq. The police then conducted raids and arrested Kunj Bihari and Shafiq. Fake notes with face value of `1 lakh was recovered from the house of Kunj Bihari,” said the official.
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NDMC plans smart cards for parking
Age Correspondent
New Delhi, Sept. 2
In a major relief to motorists in north Delhi from overcharging at parking lots, the municipal corporation will soon introduce a pre-paid common smart card system for use in all its parking areas. The card would be similar to the Delhi Metro smart card. NDMC officials have directed the contractors operating the parking lots to procure hand-held devices to facilitate the use of smart card. A senior official said, “The pre-paid parking card, which primarily aims to keep a check on the malpractices of parking mafia, can be used to pay charges in all parking lots including street parking.”
A senior official of the Remunerative Project (RP) Cell of the corporation said, “The proposed card will be valid in all parking lots, including street parking and underground or multi-level car parking lots, falling in the North Corporation’s jurisdiction. It will also help in streamlining the parking system and curb revenue loss to the corporation.”