Fake currency racket busted, four arrested in Andhra

Kruthivennu police uncovered the fake currency note racket and arrested four people allegedly involved in the crime. They seized fake currency notes worth around ₹6 lakh, ₹6,000 original currency notes and electronic equipment used to print the fake currency notes.

Speaking to the media here on Wednesday (February 4), Superintendent of Police V. Viayasagar Naidu said that the accused are T. Ranjith Kumar of Narsipatnam, B. Uma Shankar of Srikakulam, A. Dileep and P. Rajasekhar, natives of Seetanapalli village of Krishna district. They were arrested by a team led by Kruthivennu Circle Inspector Nagendra Prasad.

The SP said that the accused printed the fake currency notes in Visakhapatnam district and distributed them in different parts of the state.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Machilipatnam, Ch. “The prime accused Ranjith Kumar was wanted in one ganja smuggling case and four counterfeit currency cases,” he said. Raja is the head of special teams formed to take action against counterfeit currency.