Detectives claimed to have arrested six alleged members of a fake currency making gang from different areas in Dhaka yesterday.

They also recovered fake notes of Tk 58 lakh, USD 11,300, paper for producing fake notes and other equipment from their possession, AKM Hafiz Akter, additional commissioner (BD) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, told reporters at DMP Media Centre yesterday.

The arrestees are Mohammad Mamun, Shimu Akter, Kazi Masud Parvez, Ruhul Alam, Sohel Rana and Nazmul Haque. Police said the gang was involved in the illicit business for around five years and became active before Durga Puja.