Acting on a tip-off, police intercepted two persons while they were on their way towards Subarnapur from Boudh and recovered the fake currency notes of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denominations. Of the seized money, there are Rs 2 lakh in denomination of Rs 2,000 and Rs 1.5 lakh in denomination of Rs 500.
Police have detained the duo to interrogate to extract more information about the fake currencies and to know either they were running any racket.