MUNGER: Delhi police on Thursday took Md Maqsood Alam , 40, an international supplier of fake Indian currency notes in different states including Bihar, West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand, on transit remand for three days from the court of the chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Munger.

Vinod Kumar, SI, attached to the special cell, Delhi police, had filed a petition before the court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM), Munger, on Wednesday praying therein to allow it to take the accused, Md Maqsood Alam to New Delhi on transit remand along with a photocopy of the related order of the chief metropolitan magistrate (CMM), Patiala House court, New Delhi, mentioning that Md Maqsood was wanted in a New Delhi special cell PS case.

He was arrested on Wednesday when he dramatically surrendered before the Mufassil SHO, when he knew that property attachment had been issued against him by the CMM court, New Delhi, and the Delhi police with the help of Munger police , were demolishing his pucca building in Bakerpur under the jurisdiction of Mufassil PS of Munger district.

Soon after his surrender, Md Maqsood was taken under custody by the Delhi police. The investigating officer, Delhi police, had prayed for four days' transit remand. Munger SP Naveen Chandra Jha said he was not aware of the exact fake currency notes supplied through Maqsood Alam, but the amount may not be less than Rs 10 lakh.

