Aishbagh police busted a two-member gang engaged in printing and circulating fake currency notes and recovered 250 fake currency notes of Rs 50 and Rs 500, a colour printer, a computer system, paper cutting tools and different coloured inks from their possession.
Acting on a tip off regarding a youth with fake currency notes of Rs 50 which the youth used to circulate near liquor shop and other shops police swung into action and on the receipt of the information a team was rushed to the spot and detained a youth identified as Deepak Ahirwar on Monday and recovered 5 currency notes in the denomination of Rs 50 which were fake.
The nabbed accused confessed that the fake currency note circulation and printing along with Anket Ahirwar of laxmi Mandi area and based on the information Anket was nabbed.
The mastermind of the gang Anket told the police that he used print fake currency notes which could be easily circulated like Rs 50 and Rs 500 and could make fast money. People do not check Rs 50 currency notes while accepting due to which the accused chose to print Rs 50 fake currency notes and used to print more Rs 50 fake currency notes.
For circulating fake currency Deepak was roped in who was acquainted with the Anket. Providing details of the trick Anket told the police that he used coloured photocopy machine to produce fake currency notes which were circulated with ease. Police are investigating that for how long and how many fake currency notes have been circulated.