Fake note scam: 27 more notes seized

Rajkot: In the sensational counterfeit currency scam in which a government doctor was also arrested, 27 more fake notes of Rs 2,000 denomination were seized from the house of the kingpin, Chirag Makwana. Cops raided Makwana’s residence in Neswada village of Mahuva taluka in Bhavnagar district on Sunday and seized the high-value counterfeit currency notes.
So far, the Bhavnagar special operation group (SOG) seized a total of 53 fake notes of Rs 2,000 denomination, 116 currency notes of Rs 500 denomination, two currency notes of Rs 200 denomination and eight notes of Rs 100 denomination.
Apart from Makwana, the other five arrested on Friday included government doctor Rakesh Nagotha, who was working with the Khutwada public health centre (PHC), Bhagat Gudala, Paresh Solanki, Pratik Nakum and Jasha Koli.
S N Barot, inspector with Bhavnagar special operation group said that they had arrested Dr Nagotha and Gudala when the duo had come to collect the fake notes from Makwana in Mota Khutwada village.
After arrest, the three accused led the police to the den of Solanki, Nakum and Koli where the fake currency notes were printed in Dhokalva village.