ABBOTTABAD: The Dunga Gali police on Sunday arrested a seven-member gang and recovered Rs55,000 fake currency notes from them.

The arrested people used to buy different items from shopkeepers in Nathiagali and other areas in the jurisdiction of the Dunga Gali police station on fake currency notes.

The action was taken on the directives of Abbottabad district police officer Sajjad Khan.

He had ordered a crackdown on the criminal elements, members of land mafia and drug dealers in the entire district.

Two traders – Atif and Rasool Khan – informed the Dunga Gali police that some persons had bought items from them against fake currency notes.

Afterwards, the police swung into action and arrested a seven-member gang.

They included Altaf Hussain, a resident of Kohat, Moaz Khan and Mohammad Anees, residents of Khyber district, Ahmed Bilal, Shahzad and Nabi Amin, residents of Peshawar and Nasrullah, a resident of Waziristan.

During the action, a van used by the men and fake currency notes of Rs55,000 were also recovered.

A case was registered against them under section 489-B, and further investigations began.

Published in Dawn, August 1st, 2022