Bhopal Police Arrest 21-Year-Old Over Home-Printed Rs 500 Counterfeits After Rs 2.25 Lakh Seizure
Investigators say he confessed to circulating Rs 5–6 lakh over a year after learning techniques from online sources.
Overview
- Officers detained Vivek Yadav on November 14 after a tip-off and recovered 23 fake Rs 500 notes during the trap.
- A search of his Karond rented home yielded 428 counterfeit Rs 500 notes worth Rs 2,25,500 and a setup including a computer, printer, cutting tools, special paper and hot-stamping foil.
- Police say he operated alone and passed the notes at small shops on city outskirts to obtain genuine change.
- Further questioning indicated he spread fake currency beyond Bhopal into Vidisha, Sehore and Raisen, with raw materials seized that police estimate could produce over Rs 30 lakh in notes.
- A case has been registered under Section 178 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and related provisions, he is in judicial custody, and police are probing suppliers and possible interstate links.