Guj: Fake notes of face value of Rs 11.18 lakh seized, 1 held

The Special Operations Group of Surat district police on Friday seized fake currency notes with a face value of Rs 11.18 lakh, an official said.

Arif Ahmed, a native of Bharuch, was held on a tip-off from Kosamba village in Mangrol taluka, he said.

"We recovered 2,236 fake notes of Rs 500 denomination, having a cumulative face value of Rs 11.18 lakh. He made them using a colour printer. We seized two colour printers, and 200 bundles of plain paper in the same dimension as that of a 500 rupee note," said Inspector PA Nayi of the SOG.