Man held for printing fake currency notes

Rajkot: A man was arrested for allegedly running a fake currency printing racket from Nari Chowkadi in Bhavnagar city on Friday.
The accused Ravji Makwana was found in possession of eight fake currency notes of Rs 200 and Rs 100 denominations. He has been booked under section 489 (A) (B) (C) (D) of Indian Penal Code. He will be formally arrested once he undergoes Covid-19 test, said police.
“We had received a tip-off that Makwana was into the illegal business of printing fake notes, which he ran from his house. Acting on this information, we raided his house in Panchnath Nagar near Nari Chowkadi,” said V V Odedara, inspector with Bhavnagar local crime branch (LCB).
“We have seized one scanner-cum-printer worth Rs 10,000, one laptop worth Rs 20,000, one smartphone worth Rs 10,000, a pair of scissors and a scale, an electricity bill and an original note of Rs 100, all worth Rs 40,295, from Makwana’s house,” said N G Jadeja, sub-inspector with Bhavnagar LCB.