Police have arrested five persons in possession of counterfeit currency from Gorakhkali, Malangawa Municipality-8, Sarlahi.

The arrestees have been identified as Sultan Mansur aka Khursed (42) of Sundarpur, Sonama Rural Municipality-7, Mahottari, Ram Narayan Sahani (56) of Chilmiliya, Gadhimai Municipalilty-9, Rautahat, Dular Sahani (48) of Bairiya, Dhankaul Rural Municipality-7, Sarlahi, Ramprit Sahani (50) of Bhramapuri Rural Municipality-2, Sarlahi and Sihanata Kumari Devi (35) of Bhramapuri Rural Municipality-2, the District Police Office, Sarlahi informed.

Acting on a tip-off, they were apprehended while they were entering Nepal from India on three motorbikes (Ba 47 Pa 8757, BR 30 C 4766 and BR 30 I 3049) during a security check, DSP Saroj Rai said.

Police nabbed them with 176 fake bank notes in denominations of 1, 000.

DSP Rai said that they are looking into the case.