Archive · 17 Nov 2025
MP Fake Currency Probe Expanded; No Foreign Link Yet
Police in Bhopal, India, are looking into a case where a young man was making fake Rs 500 money at his home.
They have arrested him and are now checking other towns to see if he sold the fake money there.
They are also trying to find out if he got help from people in other countries, but so far, they haven't found any connections.
The young man used a computer and printer to make the fake money look real.
He would try to use a little bit of fake money at a time at small shops so people wouldn't notice.
Police are also looking at his bank account to see where the money came from.
Bhopal Police expanded probe into fake currency racket to other Madhya Pradesh districts
21-year-old Vivek Yadav arrested for printing and circulating fake Rs 500 notes at home
Fake notes circulated in Vidisha, Sehore, Raisen, and Bhopal outskirts
Police investigating possible foreign links, but none established yet
Suspicious bank deposits and sophisticated printing equipment seized
- Who
- Bhopal Police and accused Vivek Yadav
- What
- Expansion of a fake currency racket probe, with no foreign links established yet
- When
- Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra stated this on Monday
- Where
- Bhopal, and expanded to other districts of Madhya Pradesh including Vidisha, Raisen, and Sehore
- Why
- Fresh leads in the recently busted fake currency racket
- Accused Arrested
- Vivek Yadav (21)
- Counterfeit Note Denomination
- Rs 500
- Method of Operation
- Home-based printing setup
- Areas Targeted
- Vidisha, Sehore, Raisen, Bhopal outskirts (small vendors, tea stalls, paan shops)
- Equipment Seized
- Computer, printer, dyes, adhesives, special paper, hot-stamping foil
- Estimated Daily Circulation
- Rs 4,000-Rs 5,000 worth of fake notes