Guwahati: A joint team from the West Police district and Jalukbari OP recently conducted an operation against counterfeit currency and successfully apprehended a suspect named Mofidul Islam from Bihpuriya, Lakhimpur district, near Bhupen Hazarika Samadhi Sthal in Jalukbari.
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During the interrogation, it was revealed that his accomplice, Rofikuddin from Laluk Islampur, had been running an illegal counterfeit currency network at a rented house near Mirza Rail Gate.
A subsequent raid in Mirza at 11:00 PM led to the discovery of a counterfeit currency printing machine and counterfeit notes amounting to INR 2,16,500 (comprising 433 fake notes of INR 500 denomination).
Legal proceedings have been initiated against the culprits.