Bhubaneswar, Sept 4: A 25-year-old youth, identified as Mohammad Tafseerul Arifin, was arrested August 28 in caonnection the fake currency note racket in a madrasa in Uttar Pradesh.

Tafseerul, a native of Bhadrak district and working as the acting Principal of the madrasa, is one of the four accused, who were involved in fake currency note racket. The other accused are identified as  Mohammad Afzal, Mohammad Shahid, and Zahir Khan alias Abdul Zahir.

Reportedly, a gang involved in printing high-quality fake currency notes was busted in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. The operation was being run out of a madrasa in the Attarsuiya area, and the four people (mentioned above) have been arrested.

Police had raided the Jamia Habibiya madrasa August 28 and seized fake notes worth Rs 1.3 lakh, semi-manufactured currency, a printer, and other materials used for counterfeiting.

The accused were involved in scanning and printing fake 100-rupee notes. These notes were then reportedly circulated in the local market.

Exclusive visuals, obtained by renowned media house, show the police raid on the madrasa. The visuals show bundles of 100-rupee fake notes, seemingly indistinguishable from genuine currency, were strewn around. The printer used to produce the counterfeit notes can also be seen.

The accused were reportedly using high-quality scanners and printers to produce fake currency notes in the denomination of Rs 100, as people often do not carefully check the authenticity of smaller bills.

According to a senior police official, Tafseerul had provided a room in the madrasa for the gang to operate. Police are now searching for other accomplices involved in the racket.

The madrasa was reportedly known to attract students from various states, including West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand. 

A reward of Rs 25,000 was reportedly announced for the police team that busted the counterfeit note-making gang.

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