2 weeks ago
Five Arrested as Fake Currency Printing Racket Busted in Nashik
Police found a secret workshop inside a house in a village in India where people were making fake money that looks like real money.
The police stopped them and took the fake money away.
Five people were arrested for making the fake money.
The house had a whole printing setup with special machines and paper.
The fake money was worth lakhs of rupees, which is a very large amount.
Police from the city and the countryside worked together to catch them.
Now the police are asking the arrested people lots of questions.
They want to know who else helped them and where the fake money was going.
Making fake money is against the law, and people who do it can get into serious trouble.
Police busted an alleged counterfeit currency printing operation at a bungalow in Talegaon village, Trimbakeshwar taluka, Nashik district.
Five people were arrested in a joint operation by Nashik Rural Police and Nashik City Police.
Counterfeit Indian currency notes worth lakhs of rupees were seized, along with printing equipment and raw materials.
The bungalow allegedly housed a complete facility for printing and preparing fake notes, indicating an organized setup.
Investigators are probing the accused's roles, the source of equipment and paper, and whether fake notes were already put into circulation.
- Who
- Nashik Rural Police and Nashik City Police, who arrested five people allegedly linked to the counterfeit currency racket.
- What
- A counterfeit currency printing operation was busted, with fake notes worth lakhs of rupees, printing equipment and raw materials seized from a bungalow.
- Where
- Talegaon village, Trimbakeshwar taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra.
- When
- Date not specified in the article.
- Why
- Police uncovered an alleged organized facility for printing and preparing counterfeit Indian currency notes operating from a residential bungalow.
Key facts
- Location
- Talegaon village, Trimbakeshwar taluka, Nashik district, Maharashtra
- Arrests
- Five persons
- Agencies involved
- Nashik Rural Police and Nashik City Police
- Seized items
- Counterfeit notes worth lakhs of rupees, printing equipment, paper and raw materials
- Nature of operation
- Alleged counterfeit Indian currency printing and preparation facility
- Investigation status
- Ongoing; further arrests not ruled out









