One held with fake currency of over Rs 97,000

A case was lodged against the accused under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Arya said

One person was arrested here and fake currency notes with a face value of Rs 97,700 were seized from his residence, police said Wednesday.

"Acting on a tip-off, the police raided the residence of the accused, Vijay Bahadur Verma, Wednesday morning and caught him red-handed with the fake currency notes," Superintendent of Police (SP) Anurag Arya said.

A printer, a pair of scissors, a scanner and other equipment were also seized from the accused's residence, which falls under the Piparpur police station area, he added. A case was lodged against the accused under the relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Arya said.

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