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Maharashtra Police bust fake currency racket in Nashik, five arrested
Updated On: 14 August, 2026 03:35 PM IST | Nashik | mid-day online correspondent
Maharashtra Police have busted an alleged fake currency printing racket in Nashik’s Trimbakeshwar and arrested five people. Police raided a bungalow in Talegaon Shivar and seized materials allegedly used to print counterfeit Rs 500 notes, along with Rs 9.75 lakh in cash

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Maharashtra Police have exposed a gang allegedly involved in manufacturing fake currency notes in Nashik district. The police officials further said that they have arrested five persons in connection with the case.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a bungalow at Talegaon Shivar in Trimbakeshwar taluka and seized blank paper bundles cut to the size of currency notes, chemicals, and other materials required to print notes, according to PTI.




