Rs 2 lakh in fake currency seized, 6 arrested

Agra, Dec 29 (UNI) Police today busted a fake currency racket with the arrest of six persons and seizure of Rs two lakh in counterfeit notes in Jagdishpura area here.

Acting on a tip-off, cops raided a house in sector VI of Awas Vikas Colony and arrested the accused, while they were printing the fake currency.

The counterfeit notes are in the denomination of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500, police said.

A machine being used in the illicit trade was also seized.

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