Ahmedabad: Two held with Rs 2 lakh in counterfeit notes in Thaltej

Ahmedabad: Crime branch sleuths on Tuesday detained two residents of Uday Prajapati and Meet Prajapati, both 22, with fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of Rs 2 lakh. Crime branch sources said both are originally from Santalpur taluka of Patan district.

Assistant commissioner of police B V Gohil said 436 FICN pieces were found on them.

“The fakes were in Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations. We also seized A4-size paper, a cutter, a scale, a color printer and a bag. They were planning to print fake Rs 2,000 notes as well,” he added.

Crime branch sources said they also found eight beer bottles in their house during the search. “A separate case for prohibition violation has also been filed against them,” added a crime branch source.

Gohil added that both the accused were detained based on an input that two persons with FICN were to pass the water tank in Thaltej on a motorcycle.

Crime branch sources said that during their interrogation they said they badly needed money and decided to print fake notes using a colour printer. “They had offloaded fake Rs 200 notes in the market before the lockdown,” said a crime branch official.