Three held for printing fake currency notes in Kolkata

Three held for printing fake currency notes in Kolkata

Machinery, chemicals and other raw materials were seized during the raid. A laptop, pendrives, a printer and several other materials were also seized

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Three held for printing fake currency notes in Kolkata

Kolkata: Intercepting three men with fake currency near Kolkata led the cops to unearthing a manufacturing unit of counterfeit notes on Thursday.

The action came after the Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested two people from Rajabazar with fake notes having a face value of Rs 70,000, they said.

Another man was arrested from Hatiara in Ecopark police station area of Bidhannagar with counterfeit currency, they added.

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Following these arrests, the STF unearthed the manufacturing unit at a house in Hatiara, police said.

“Machinery, chemicals and other raw materials were seized during the raid. A laptop, pendrives, a printer and several other materials were also seized,” a police officer said.

A case has been filed and a further investigation is underway, he said.

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