Patna (IANS) | While the Reserve Bank of India has announced a ban on Rs 2000 notes across the country, on the other hand, the police in Bihar’s capital Patna busted a gang involved in printing fake notes. There are also students in this gang who are preparing for competitive exams.
A police official said on Tuesday that the police had received information that the work of printing fake currency was going on in SK Puri police station area. Based on this information, the police raided a flat in an apartment located in West Anandpuri.
Three to four people managed to escape by jumping from the window as soon as the police came to know, but two youths were arrested. Police have recovered fake notes of Rs 1.80 lakh, several bottles of liquor and several items including printers from here. All the notes are of 500 and 200. Many books have also been recovered from here. The arrested youths told that they are also preparing for the BPSC competitive exam. The arrested youths have been identified as Ayub Khan (Katihar) and Ratan Yadav (Nawada).
Patna’s Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra told that the arrested people are being interrogated. Expressing apprehension, he told that his identity is also being seen with the liquor mafia. The police is probing the entire matter.
Students preparing for BPSC were printing fake currency, arrested
