New Delhi: Delhi police arrested two persons for carrying fake Indian currency notes worth 6 lakh rupees. The fake currency notes were in the denomination of 100 rupees.

According to the police, the two accused were involved in circulating the fake currency and used to supply it to prospective buyers of different states and particularly within Uttar Pradesh and the national capital region. They were arrested on Friday from Sonia Vihar area of the national capital.

A special drive has been launched by the police against fake Indian currency notes and last month, they had recovered fake currency worth 19.22 lakh in the form of new currency of 2,000 rupee notes.