Nagpur, 07

Feb (HS):- Indore Police uncovered a counterfeit currency printing unit in

Nagpur’s Chocks Colony, in Nagpur. Six individuals including Malkit

Singh Gurmesh Singh Virk and Manpreet Singh Kulwinder Singh Virk were arrested.

The accused were

running a sophisticated setup to print fake ₹200 and ₹500 notes and had already

circulated counterfeit currency worth ₹20 lakh across Maharashtra and Madhya

Pradesh, including cities like Mumbai, Pune, Jodhpur, Indore, and Jabalpur.

Counterfeit notes

worth ₹2 lakh and equipment used for printing, including three laser printers,

two lamination machines, A-4 size papers, RBI security strip adhesives, and a

laptop were confiscated

Police revealed

that the counterfeit currency notes were being transported through travel buses

to different locations. They charged ₹20,000 to ₹30,000 in genuine currency for

printing fake ₹1 lakh, depending on the client.

The breakthrough

came when Lasudia Police apprehended Shubham Rajak (26) from Jabalpur with

counterfeit notes at Devash Naka. His interrogation led to the arrest of

Mahipal Beda from Nasrullaganj, Sehore, who revealed the involvement of Malkit

and Manpreet in Nagpur.

A raid on Malkit’s

house exposed the full-fledged counterfeit note-printing unit. Indore police

took the accused into custody for further investigation.

Shockingly, Jaripatka Police, under

whose jurisdiction the racket was operating, and the crime branch units were

unaware of the setup and the inter-state racket.

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Hindusthan Samachar / Ajay Vasant Mardikar