15-Feb-2025 07:58 PM
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Kakinada, Feb 15(Reporter) The East Godavari police have busted a counterfeit currency racket with the arrest of five members of a gang.
Police identified the accused as Chitturi Haribabu(34) Seelam Srinivas (35) Cheekatla Yedukondalu (40) Donepudi Madhu(27) and Karri Manikumar (40).
Sources said the accused were arrested after they gave counterfeit note of Rs.500 to a garage owner for repairing their car in Biccavolu on February 1. When the garage owner tried to buy grocery the notes were found fake. Immediately he lodged a complaint that led to the arrest of the accused.
The police teams formed by the SP arrested the accused and seized the counterfeit notes of Rs.500, Rs.200, and Rs.100 denominations worth Rs.1,02,80,000 from their possession.
Police also seized a computer, CPU, Laminator, Pen drive, scanner, and SBI paper sheet bundles...////...