New Delhi, February 21 (HS): The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) busted seven modules involved in printing fake Indian currency during simultaneous searches at 11 different locations in Maharashtra, Haryana, Telangana, Tamil Nadu and Bihar. During this, nine people have been arrested.

The Finance Ministry said on Friday that the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence took this action on Thursday as part of the ongoing campaign against the modules involved in printing fake Indian currency. Earlier on February 8, the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence arrested two persons who imported high-quality paper with security threads printed with 'Reserve Bank of India' and 'Bharat' symbols in Ghazipur district of Uttar Pradesh and Bengaluru in Karnataka. The next day, on February 9, the Directorate busted two hideouts of printing fake Indian notes using imported security papers in Thane, Maharashtra and Bhiwani district of Haryana. Based on the complaint of DRI, police officials of the concerned area have arrested three people.

In the new case, DRI identified the importer of security paper in Vikhroli West, Mumbai and conducted a search operation at his place. After a thorough search in the densely populated area, the investigating agency found a printing center of fake Indian notes. Fake notes of Rs 50 and Rs 100 denomination, laptop, printer, pen drive, security paper, A-4 size paper with Mahatma Gandhi's watermark and butter paper etc. were recovered from there.

Hindusthan Samachar / Jun Sarkar