Published 15:21 IST, April 1st 2023
Three arrested for printing, circulating fake currency notes in UP's Shahjahanpur
Three people were arrested here on Saturday for allegedly printing and circulating counterfeit currency notes, police said. Notes with a face value of Rs 42,000 were recovered from them.
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Three people were arrested here on Saturday for allegedly printing and circulating counterfeit currency notes, police said.
Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 42,000 were recovered from the accused, they said.
"We have arrested Sachin, Akhilesh and Vivek Maurya for printing FICN at a warehouse in Kotwali police station area," Superintendent of Police S Anand said.
"We have also seized raw material, ink and printer used in the printing of FICN from the workshop of the accused," he said.
FICN with a face value of Rs 42,000 were recovered from them, he added.
The accused printed FICN of smaller denominations and used them in rural areas of the district, according to police.
15:21 IST, April 1st 2023