June 15, 2017 12:39 AM

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Man arrested for allegedly printing counterfeit Rs 2,000 notes

A man has been arrested in the national capital for allegedly printing counterfeit Rs 2,000 notes as fake currency worth face value of 1.78 lakh rupees was seized from him. <br/><br/>Police said, a raid was carried out by the Police's Crime Branch at the accused's house in Shastri Nagar area and 89 fake notes were seized. On a tip-off about counterfeit currency being printed, a team was constituted and a raid was conducted.<br/><br/>A senior police officer said, Imran Khan was arrested from a house in Shastri Nagar and police also seized a printer and computer that were being used to print the currency. Khan said, he was printing the fake 2000 rupees notes on instruction of a person named Michael alias Bunty, who is a resident of Indirapuram in Ghaziabad.<br/><br/>Police are questioning Khan to identify the other accused and establish the trail of the fake currency. <br/><br/>

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