Fake currency racket busted by police in Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, two arrested

Policeman says that the accused were circulating fake notes in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.

Guntur Police busted a fake currency racket, which was operating in the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Police have reportedly taken two people into custody.

According to Medikonduru police, the six-member gang was allegedly printing and circulating counterfeit currency using a color duplicate machine and a printer. Based on the complaint of the public, the police traced the gang members and took two of them into custody.

The investigating officers allegedly seized some fake notes of denominations of ₹100, ₹200 and ₹500. The South Zone Police has started raids to arrest the rest of the accused.

“The accused were natives of the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. “We are trying to find out from when the gang was committing the crime, whether any other agents and other details are involved,” a police officer said on Saturday.

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