In a big catch, police unearthed a fake note manufacturing racket at Barpali in Bargarh district on Tuesday. The police seized 85 notes of `2000 denomination, 793 `500 notes and 19 `100 notes.
The police also arrested two couples and four other persons from Barpali and Sonepur areas, the Bargath SP informed the media.
The police came to know about the transaction of fake notes in the Bheden market of the district on Monday and swung into action.
“Interrogating the first person, the second person and a few others, we finally reached the destination,” informed SP B Yugal Kishore. “Our investigation found right direction since the persons in police custody gave information of the right channel and basing on the information, we reached the place of manufacturing in Barpali,” the SP said
further.
The arrested persons are Krushna Chandra Meher of Sonepur, Nilachala Sahu and his wife Sanjukta Bhoi of Bheden, Balaram Meher and his wife Kanti Meher of Barpali, Dibakar Meher, Amaresh Meher and Ramakanta Meher.
“We seized the computer, scanner, printer and all other equipments used for printing fake notes,” the SP Mr Yugal Kishoere informed. “It is suspected that these persons were involved in this illegal and anti- national activities earlier and we are investigating that part also,” he said further.
After seizure of these notes, the common people are also in dilemma about the authenticity of the `2,000 and `500 denomination notes under their possession since they are yet to know the technique of distinguishing the fake and original ones after the demonetisation of the old ones.