Three persons have been arrested with fake Indian currency notes (FICN), having face value of over Rs 12 lakh in Rs 2,000 and Rs 500 denominations, from Kanpur Dehat area, the police said today.
Acting on a tip off, police yesterday arrested Ashwani Kumar, Jai Prakash and Rajkumar from Rasulabad area of Kanpur dehat with the FICN, having face value of Rs 12,39,500, they said, adding that the notes are in denominations of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500.
The police has also recovered a computer, a printer, a scanner, paper and ink used in printing of fake notes.
A case has been registered and probe is on, they added.
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