Smugglers of fake notes from Nepal are expanding their network in the districts bordering Bihar. The police of Parsauni police station of Sitamarhi has exposed one such gang. Police have arrested four smugglers of the gang who also have connections to Nepal. The businessmen arrested during police interrogation have made a big revelation. It is coming to light that a gang of businessmen have supplied fake notes worth crores of rupees in the Indian market. SP Manoj Kumar Tiwari said on Saturday that Parsauni police station incharge Sunita Kumari had received secret information that a person had reached a shopkeeper named Ramjatan Rai at Bhagwanpur Chowk with a fake note of Rs 100. After which, taking action, these smugglers of fake notes were arrested.
Police arrested four people
SP said that after receiving the information, the police station incharge immediately reached the spot and arrested a person named Rajesh Kumar with the fake currency. On searching, 25 fake notes of Rs 100 were found on him. He is the son of Ramsnehi Rai of Pakdi village of Majorganj police station area. After the fake currency was confirmed, a team was formed under the leadership of Belsand SDPO Sonal Kumari. The formed team took action and raided the house of former head of Ashogi village Ramvriksh Yadav, from where a cutter machine for printing notes along with other equipment was recovered. In this action the police arrested four people.
The gang has connections with Nepal
The businessmen arrested in the police action have connections to Nepal. Chandan of Nepal is a vicious scoundrel. Information about him has been received from Nepal Police. Chandan works as a laborer in Sitamarhi and was also associated with this gang involved in the fake currency business.
Chandan is Nepal’s most wanted, Nepal Police is searching for him.
According to Nepal Police, Chandan is a very vicious and dangerous criminal. He is troubling the police here. Nepali Police has also tried a lot to arrest Chandan, but he was not able to catch him. Here, the arrested Ravibhushan has also gone to jail in the murder case.
3700 fake notes recovered so far
SP said that till now 3700 fake notes have been found. Other notes could not be counted. There is another member in the gang, action is being taken to arrest him. Police have recovered a video from the businessman’s mobile, in which it is being said that fake notes worth crores will be delivered to the Indian market. The police have confiscated the said mobile.
Fake notes and material recovered from former chief’s house
Under the leadership of Belsand SDPO Sonal Kumari and Parsauni police station incharge Sunita, the police raided the house of former chief of Ashogi Ramvriksh Prasad Yadav of Purnahiya police station area of Shivhar district and arrested his son Sanjay Yadav. Apart from paper, powder, color and cutter for making fake notes, other materials including fake notes were recovered from the house of the former chief. On his information, Chandan Kumar of Garhiya Dumariya of Sarlahi district of Nepal and Ravibhushan Kumar of Kuari Madan village of Majorganj police station area were arrested.
These people were arrested
In the action taken under the leadership of Police Station Head Sunita Kumari, a cutter machine for printing fake notes, paper for printing notes, color of the note along with fake notes were recovered. The arrested persons include Rajesh Kumar, son of Ramsanehi Rai of Rampath Pakri village of Majorganj police station, Ravibhushan Kumar of Kuari Madan, Chandan Kumar of Garhiya Dumariya of Sarlahi district of Nepal and Ramvriksh Prasad Yadav, former head of Ashogi Panchayat of Purnahiya police station area of Sheohar district. Son is Sanjay Rai.
How did the police get the information?
According to the information, a person named Rajesh Kumar gave a note of 100 rupees at the shop of Ramjatan Rai of Bhagwanpur, on which the shopkeeper suspected that it was a fake note. The shopkeeper informed the police. Police searched the said person and recovered 2500 fake notes of Rs 100 from him. On his tip, the police raided the house of Ramvriksh Yadav, the former head of Ashogi village, from where a cutter machine for printing notes along with other equipment was recovered.
Preparation for action in other districts also
Police said that after this action, the gang smuggling fake notes to other states through Bihar has suffered a major setback. The same police is planning to take further action in the districts bordering Nepal.