In the past six months crime branch of Bhopal police have seized fake notes of Rs12 lakh but despite all efforts, the circulation of fake notes in the city continues and the investigating agencies find it difficult to check the circulation of fake notes.
Every month, fake notes of around Rs2 lakh are being circulated in the city and measures to curb the circulation of fake notes have not yielded results.
Bank and Petrol pumps are the main targets for disposing of these fake notes.
During peak hours these petrol pumps and bank are targeted. At time when the petrol pump remains crowded fake notes of Rs500 and Rs1000 are used as at that time that the employees at the petrol pump remain busy and do not check notes thoroughly and which provides an easy disposal of the fake notes. The method used at the petrol pumps is used at banks as when the banks are crowded with customers
The links of the miscreants involved are connected with Nepal and Bangladesh and are delivered through parcel.
Additional Superintendent of Police (crime) Shailendra Singh Chouhan said that earlier in the month of February a six member gang was busted by the Crime branch Bhopal. Two Nepal residents and four Indians were involved in the circulation of fake notes. Shoaib of Ashta was nabbed by the crime branch from Habibganj and later Zahurof Ashta, Rizwan of Bhopal, Khurshid of Bihar, Nauwaan Alam and Gausil Alam of Nepal were nabbed.
He said that in the past six months fake notes of Rs12 lakh has been sized and continuous investigation to nab those involved behind the circulation of fake notes is done.
On August 1, 2015 ICICI Bank manager deposited fake notes of Rs1.51lakh in MP Nagar police in which there were notes of the denomination of Rs10 to Rs1000.
The miscreants involved in circulating are nabbed and on the other hand the fake notes verified by the banks as fake are deposited and complaints are lodged.
There are gangs involved in the circulation and would be required to address the problem with more seriously.