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News Topical, Digital Desk : On Sunday, police recovered fake currency notes worth Rs 19.78 lakh from a room above a madrasa in Pethiya village of Khandwa, which is a stronghold of the banned SIMI organisation in Madhya Pradesh.
Police seized bundles of counterfeit five hundred rupee notes from a bag in the room, including 164 uncut notes. A cutter was also recovered, indicating that the counterfeit notes were printed elsewhere and then cut here.
The room was occupied by 33-year-old Maulana Mohammad Zubair Ashraf Ansari, who, apart from imparting Islamic education to children in the madrasa, also led prayers in a nearby mosque.
Maulana arrested with fake currency worth Rs 10 lakh
Maulana Zubair left a week ago on October 26th, claiming he was going to his home in Burhanpur district for some work. Two days ago, Maharashtra police arrested him and an accomplice in Malegaon with 10 lakh rupees in counterfeit currency. Following this information, the mosque's head priest, Kaleem, informed the Jawar police station on Sunday, following which a search was conducted in the madrasa room and the counterfeit notes were recovered.
Fake currency notes are likely to be used for anti-social activities.
Police suspect that these notes could have been used for anti-social activities. They believe that Maulana Zubair was not alone in this activity, but that a gang may have been involved.
Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Rai said a case has also been registered against Maulana Zubair in Khandwa. Police will take him on remand to determine where and how he was using the counterfeit notes.
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