Overview
- Officials reported recovering fake currency with a face value of over Rs 19 lakh, mostly in Rs 500 notes, with counting still underway after earlier estimates near Rs 16 lakh.
- Two men identified as Zubair (Zuber) Ansari and Nazim Ansari were arrested in Malegaon on October 30 with around Rs 10 lakh in counterfeit Rs 500 notes.
- Maharashtra Police alerted Khandwa authorities, prompting a raid at the mosque-cum-madrasa in Paithiya/Pethia village and a search of the imam’s quarters.
- Police say the room belonged to Zubair Ansari, a Burhanpur resident who had been working at the institution, and a team is being sent to seek his remand for questioning.
- A case has been registered under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita as investigators probe links to a wider distribution network and conduct forensic verification of the seized notes.