Rajkishore Tudu, the alleged mastermind of the fake currency racket unearthed by the Mayurbhanj police, on Wednesday confessed that he had printed the notes to teach a lesson to a drug dealer, who had cheated him.
Tudu said he had given Rs 8,000 original currency notes to a drug dealer, but the latter cheated him by giving only sand and chips. The next time he gave him Rs 10,000 counterfeit notes and got the drugs. But again when he gave Rs 5,000, he was caught red-handed.
Tudu after his arrest on Tuesday had said one Fugu of Mayurbhanj district had given him the counterfeit currency and also taught him to photocopy the Rs 500 notes. Meanwhile, the Commissionerate police are inquiring if the accused had circulated any counterfeit currency in the city and any other accused are involved in the case.
However, some locals said it is surprising that how the local police had no information about the racket and the biggest slum in the city being used as a hideout by notorious criminals and for all kinds of illegal activities.