Police in Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh, have arrested a 21-year-old man who used to print fake currency notes at home using a printer and other equipment. The interrogation of the accused revealed shocking revelations. Police seized fake currency notes worth more than ₹225,000, a computer, a printer, a punch machine, and a large quantity of currency making materials from his home. The accused had previously worked in a printing press, knowledge of which he used in this illegal activity.

Arrest made as soon as information was received
Additional DCP Zone-2 Gautam Solanki said that this action was taken in Piplani police station area. On 14th November, information was received that a youth wearing a black shirt was trying to spend fake notes of Rs 500 each in Nizamuddin area. Police laid a siege and caught the accused on the spot. During interrogation, the youth told his name as Vivek Yadav, who lives in Karond area of ​​Bhopal. During search, 23 fake notes of Rs 500 each were found from him, which looked absolutely real at first glance. After this, police took him to the police station and started questioning him in detail.

Videos of making fake notes found in the mobile
When the police searched the mobile of the accused, they found many videos related to making fake notes. Vivek used to watch these videos again and again and learn the technique and make notes. He told that he used to check each fake note several times so that there is no defect in it. The accused told that he has worked in a printing press and understands the techniques of colours, paper and cutting very well. He used to order special paper online, cut it with a blade, make markings with a pencil, then put RBI strip on a separate paper and join both the papers. After this, he used to print the note from the printer and make it look like the original one. Finally, by adding watermark, he used to make the note completely look like the original one.

Accused Vivek, who has circulated counterfeit notes worth ₹5 to ₹6 lakh,
revealed that he had already circulated approximately ₹5 to ₹6 lakh in counterfeit currency. He would purchase small items and exchange them for counterfeit ₹500 notes, accepting real change. He would always go to areas far from his home to avoid suspicion.

A large quantity of material was recovered from the house.
When the police raided his house, 428 fake notes of Rs 500 were found, whose total value is Rs 2,25,500. Along with this, computer, printer, punch machine, note printing die, glue, cutter, screen plate, viable paper, light box, steel scale and dot stepping foil were also seized. The police is now interrogating the accused whether he did this work alone or other people are also involved in this gang. The police is trying to catch the network of fake notes. At present, a detailed investigation of the case is going on.