Train robbery: 7 passengers assaulted
Latehar, Sep 24: At least seven passengers were assaulted and belongings worth Rs 76,000 were looted by robbers in Sambalpur-Jammu Tawi Express in Jharkhand’s Latehar district, a railway official said on Sunday. The incident happened around Saturday midnight between Latehar and Barwadih stations under Dhanbad division of East Central Railway (ECR). Around 10-12 robbers boarded the train at Latehar station and threatened passengers by firing in the air near Chhipadohar station, a passenger claimed. “Many passengers were beaten by the robbers,” he said. Senior divisional commercial manager of Dhanbad division Amresh Kumar told PTI, “The incident happened in S9 coach. Seven passengers received minor injuries, while belongings of 13 passengers worth Rs 75,800 were looted.” He said an FIR has already been registered. Passengers created a ruckus. (PTI)
Cache of FICN seized, 1 held
Kolkata, Sep 24: A large consignment of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) was seized by Kolkata Police on Sunday and one person arrested in this connection. The arrested accused has been identified as Majibur Rahman a.k.a. Mojahar, resident of Malda district in West Bengal. A total of 300 pieces of FICN each of face value of Rs 500 were seized from him. Maidan Police station personnel, on a tip-off, raided a place at Gostha Pal Sarani and arrested Rahman. The FICN consignment was recovered from a bag that he was carrying. This is the second major consignment of FICN that is being seized by the cops within a gap of just six days. On September 18, two persons were arrested from Chapra in Nadia district and the FICN they had brought from neighbouring Bangladesh was found. “Since the time the Reserve Bank of India has announced the phasing out of Rs 2,000 denominations, whatever fake Indian currencies have been seized are of Rs 500 face value. Notes of such face value are more preferred for the counterfeiters than that of Rs 200 and Rs 100, since higher denomination notes need lower storage space than those of lower denominations,” a city police official said. (PTI)