The name of Paras, son of Nepal’s King Gyanendra has cropped up during the interrogation of two arrested persons allegedly involved in pumping large amount of counterfeit currency in India through an international racket being operated from the neighbouring, the police said.

“The name of Paras figured during the course of interrogation of Atiq Ahmed Khan, alias Ashok Shrivastava and Rajesh Gupta, both residents of Nepal,” a top official of the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) said.

The official said they are probing the angle and so far they are not sure about the role of Paras.

Besides Paras, the name of Nepal’s former forest minister’s son also figured during the interrogation, sources said.

According to them, Younus Ansari, son of Salim Mian Ansari, was closely associated with Paras in some business.

The ATS arrested Gupta and Atiq two days back with counterfeit currency of face value Rs 11,000 from the railway station here following a tip-off.

The sources said they are working on the leads provided by the duo  and soon some more arrests are likely in the matter

Source- tribuneindia.com