Overview
- Delhi Police arrested two men at a Paharganj guest house and seized counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 2.65 lakh, with most of the recovery taken from accused Dinesh Kumar Jha.
- A joint UP STF and Sonwa Police raid in Shravasti recovered 804 fake notes and printing equipment from a rice mill operation that police say planned to circulate the notes during Diwali.
- Shahdol police in Madhya Pradesh arrested five people and recovered 1,803 counterfeit notes worth Rs 8.71 lakh along with a printer as part of a network spanning multiple districts.
- Investigations have included FIRs, videographed raids and forensic examination by Crime Teams and FSL units while suspects named an alleged supplier identified only as 'S' and police work to map wider distribution chains.
- Officials warn festival-period cash use makes markets vulnerable to small to mid-scale counterfeit rings that use simple printers, online tutorials and local contacts to produce and trade fake notes which can harm shopkeepers and local buyers.