Teenage engineering student, among those detained for printing counterfeit money in Kanpur

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Kanpur: Two, including a teenager, were arrested for printing counterfeit banknotes in Kanpur. The gang used to print counterfeit notes of 25-30,000 rupees every month. In three months, the gang spent Rs 3 lakh counterfeit notes in the market, Dainik Bhaskar reported. A gang member had lost Rs 6 lakh in an online game, to compensate, fake notes were printed.
Kanpur SP Outer Tej Swaroop Singh said a minor is also included among the defendants. Counterfeit money of Rs 42,000 was found in one hundred rupee notes including a printer from them.
Apart from this, 2 packs of paper and 2 cutters were also found. The notes were sent to the lab for review. The search is ongoing for the two fugitives. The student is studying engineering.

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Gang members used to print counterfeit notes and use them in the market.

A few days ago, Ashok Pal, owner of a teahouse in Patara area of ​​Ghatampur, also found fake Rs 100 notes. After that, he started taking Rs 100 notes after getting be well informed and verified.

Police say the teenager and a young man arrived at the store on bicycles on Friday. After taking some stuff, handed over a Rs 100 note. The shopkeeper started examining the note in front of him.

According to the trader, there was a difference in the texture of the note, after seeing it in the light, he learned that it was a fake. After that, he informed the police. Police arrived at the scene and took the minor and the youth into custody.

The police interrogated them both for several hours at the Patara station. Meanwhile, both of them have come to terms with the printing of counterfeit notes and also told the shocking story behind it.

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