The Prayagraj Police uncovered a fake currency racket operating out of a madrasa in the city on Wednesday. The police arrested four individuals, including the acting principal of the madrasa, identified as Mohammad Tafseerul Arifin, the mastermind Zahir Khan alias Abdul Zahir, and two students, Mohammad Afzal and Mohammad Shahid.
The madrasa, named Jamia Habibiya, was being used as a front to print counterfeit currency notes.
Authorised seized a large cache of counterfeit currency and equipment used in the operation. The items recovered included 1,300 fake 100-rupee notes, 234 sheets of printed but uncut fake currency, three bundles of blank paper, a high-quality printer, a paper cutter, a laptop, and other items related to the production of counterfeit money.
The arrested suspects include Zahir Khan, identified as the mastermind of the operation, who hails from Orissa and is also a student of the madrasa. According to the media reports, Zahir Khan had been running the fake currency operation with the assistance of the acting principal, Mohammad Tafseerul Arifin, who provided logistical support, including a separate room within the madrasa premises for printing counterfeit notes.
The raid on the madrasa, located near the Kalyani Devi Petrol Pump in the Atarsuya area, revealed a dedicated room where fake currency was being printed. During the operation, police discovered 234 counterfeit notes that were in the process of being cut and prepared for distribution.
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