Six money forgers held

Detectives in a drive arrested six alleged members of a fake currency racket with Tk 6.6 million (66 lakh) counterfeit currency notes from different parts of the city on Tuesday night, reports a news agency.

Identities of the arrestees have yet to be known.

Tipped off, the Detective Branch (DB) of police launched a drive in different parts of the city and arrested the six at last night, said Deputy Commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Masudur Rahman.

The law enforcers also seized fake currency notes worth Tk 6.6 million from their possession.

Details of the arrest will be informed at a press briefing later, he added.