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Kolkata Police have arrested Vijaypal Tanwar, alias Arvind, 23, and Shiva Thapa, 24, in Burrabazar for allegedly carrying counterfeit currency bundles with a purported value of Rs 20 lakh. The arrests were made near the Strand Road–Mirbahar Ghat Street crossing following a tip-off, leading to the recovery of four bundles each showing forged ICICI Bank labels of Rs 5 lakh. Each bundle contained genuine Rs 500 notes on the top and bottom, with 998 pieces of white paper in between, resulting in only Rs 4,000 in actual genuine currency. A case was registered at Burrabazar Police Station on October 27, 2026, under Case No. 171 of 2026.
During interrogation, the two men allegedly led police to Howrah, where Sunil Kumar Verma, 47, and Gopal Gujjar, 24, were also taken into custody. Police recovered a printer, paper-rim cutter, two boxes of bond paper, a cello tape machine, scissors and ink cartridges, indicating a suspected counterfeiting unit. Investigators are probing the operation and possible involvement of others.
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