Teen engineering student, among those held for printing fake currency in Kanpur

In the online game, the teen accused lost Rs 6 lakh from his mother's account. He was very upset by this. He wanted to make up for it without his mother knowing. His friend, who studied engineering in a college in Kanpur Nagar, advised him to print fake notes. After this, Kishore also joined Vibhu and 2 other colleagues doing engineering.
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Kanpur: Two including a teenager, have been caught for printing fake notes in Kanpur. The gang used to print fake notes of 25 to 30 thousand rupees every month. In three months, the gang spent Rs 3 lakh fake notes in the market, Dainik Bhaskar reported. A gang member had lost Rs 6 lakh in an online game, to compensate which, fake notes were being printed.
Kanpur SP Outer Tej Swaroop Singh said that a minor is also included among the accused. Fake currency of Rs 42 thousand has been found in hundred rupees notes including a printer machine from them.
Apart from this, 2 packets of paper and 2 cutters have also been found. The notes have been sent to the lab for examination. Search is on for the two of the absconding accused. The student is studying engineering.
Gang members used to print fake notes and use them in the market.
A few days ago, Ashok Pal, a tea shop owner in the Patara area of Ghatampur, had also found fake Rs 100 notes. After this he started taking Rs 100 notes after inquiring and checking well.
According to the police, the teenager and a young man reached the shop on a bike on Friday. After taking some stuff, handed over a note of Rs 100. The shopkeeper started examining the note in front of him.
According to the shopkeeper, there was a difference in the texture of the note, after seeing it in the light, he came to know that it was counterfeit. After that, he informed the police. The police reached the spot and took the juvenile and the youth into custody.
Police have interrogated both of them for several hours at Patara post. During this, both accepted the fact of printing fake notes and also told the shocking story behind it.
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