The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a counterfeiter on charges of producing and circulating fake Indian rupees from Shibganj Gandagram village of Ranisankail upazila of Thakurgaon district last evening.
Arrestee Md Hossain Ali, 40, is a resident of Maradhar (Majhpara) village in Haripur upazila in Thakurgaon, said a RAB-13 press release on Sunday.
On information, a team from the RAB-13 arrested the currency faker during a raid.
The elite force recovered one lakh fake Indian rupees, Tk 8,000 in cash and a mobile phone from his possession.
During initial questioning, Ali confessed to his involvement in producing counterfeit currency, which he had been distributing, particularly in the local markets. �"BSS
