Uttarakhand: Fake notes worth Rs 22 lakh seized, two gangsters held

More than five lakh stamp papers were used by the accused gang in Uttarakhand to make 22 lakh 8 thousand five hundred fake notes. One of the accused Rajendra Singh alias Raju was the kingpin of the robber bride gang and went to jail in the past.

Rudrapur (Uttarakhand): The Udham Singh Nagar Police and SOG team have arrested two accused with fake currency worth more than Rs 22 lakhs. The accused had come to Kashipur from Bijnor to dispose of fake currency. The police have also recovered equipment for printing fake notes from the accused. The SSP has constituted a committee to investigate the entire matter. The police are preparing to present the accused in court.

Disclosing the matter, SSP Manjunath TC said that the SOG team had received information that two people were coming to Kashipur to dispose of fake notes. SOG and Kashipur police station raided near Dhela bridge and detained two accused. During the search, 4,417 fake notes of Rs 500 denomination were recovered from the accused.

How they made fake notes

During police interrogation, the accused were identified as Rajendra alias Raju Barrage Colony, Bijnor and Buta Singh, residents of Bijnor. The accused Rajendra said that in collaboration with Buta Singh, he prints fake notes of five hundred rupees from stamp paper in the CHC centre.

More than five lakh stamp papers were used by them to make 22 lakh 8 thousand five hundred fake notes. He said that he used to make four fake notes on one stamp paper. At the instance of the accused, the team has recovered 18 unilaterally printed 500 notes, printer, a CPU, a monitor, a paper cutter and a bundle of thick paper rims.

SSP Manju Nath TC said that two accused have been arrested with fake currency of more than Rs 22 lakh five hundred. Equipment for making fake currency has been recovered from the accused. The accused will be interrogated by taking them into remand.

Panel to probe fake note case

A committee has been constituted to investigate the fake note case. The accused used special ink for printing the notes. The accused Rajendra Singh alias Raju went to jail in the past. The accused has been the kingpin of the robber bride gang and had cheated many people. The accused came out on bail and along with Buta Singh, started printing fake notes.