New Delhi. Bhopal Police has made a shocking revelation, where a 21 year old youth who worked in a printing press was printing fake notes in his own house. Police have recovered fake Rs 500 notes, special paper, printer and many equipment worth more than Rs 2 lakh from accused Vivek Yadav. He used to learn the technique of printing notes by watching online tutorials and then tried to run them in different areas. The police had been getting information about his activities for a long time, after which, acting on a specific information, he was arrested.
Information received, police laid a trap
According to the police, on November 14, information was received that a young man in a black shirt was trying to pass fake Rs 500 notes in Nizamuddin area. After this, the police team laid a trap in the area and caught the suspicious youth. During interrogation, the accused was identified as Vivek Yadav, who lives in Karond area. During the search, 23 fake notes were recovered from him, which looked exactly like genuine ones. He was immediately taken to the police station and interrogation was started, where many shocking facts came to light.
Learned the technique of making fake notes by watching the video
When the police checked his mobile phone, many videos of making fake notes were found in it. Vivek told that he had learned the entire process by watching them again and again. The experience of working in a printing press helped him understand color matching, paper cutting and design settings. He ordered special paper online, cut it with a blade, set the shape and glued another paper to mimic the RBI strip. After printing the note, he would cut it to its original size and add a watermark and the number 500. According to the police, till now he has circulated fake notes worth Rs 5-6 lakh in the market.
‘Factory’ of fake notes found during search of house
During the search of the accused’s house, the police found 428 fake notes whose total value was Rs 2,25,500. Along with this, equipment like computer, printer, punch machine, note-cutting die, screen plate, glue, special paper, scale, cutter and light box were also found, which clearly shows that he had been doing this work for a long time. The police are now finding out whether anyone else is involved in his gang or not. Officials believe that Vivek used to target small shopkeepers and buy goods with fake notes and keep the remaining real money with himself. The investigation of the case is going on and the police is collecting further information by taking him on remand.
