Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on Saturday arrested two Chinese nationals from Gautam Buddh Nagarin connection with a money laundering case, said an official statement on Sunday.
Both foreign nationals identified as Xu Xunfu aka July and Li Teng Li aka Alice was arrested on a red corner notice which was issued by the UP Police earlier.
"As per the information received, some people were involved in the transaction of unauthorised money which was being made in different accounts. They used to open online accounts from different banks by getting sim cards from fake identities. In this regard, on January 17 the UPATS arrested 14 persons too and now the squad has arrested two Chinese nationals on January 23," the police said in its statement.
The accused will be presented in the court. Further investigation is underway.
( With inputs from ANI )
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