During a high-profile and coordinated enforcement campaign against financial crime, the Bulandshahr police, with assistance from the highly regarded Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) squad, have dismantled a major gang heavily embroiled in a large scale operation focussed on the manufacturing and sale of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN).
This large-scale operation was executed on 24 February 2026 in Narora, a region that has unfortunately been impacted by the circulation of counterfeit currency. The operation occurred following extensive intelligence reports suggesting a dangerous trend of counterfeit notes invading local rural markets, prompting police to act swiftly.
After a complex and constant monitoring operation at Narora Police Station and SWAT team that provided the officers with crucial information of the gang's activities, officials led a meticulously planned raid. In this operation, the police arrested three suspects who were caught red-handed at their clandestine production site. The timely response by the officers helped reclaim a large amount of fake notes, alongside nearly ₹14,000 worth of partially printed currency sheets.
This was evidence for a large scale production indicating that the gang had a long period of active counterfeiting. Police seized not just counterfeit money but an array of high-tech equipment which they also found necessary for their operations. As a result, all of the items that were taken by the police such as a high-resolution color printer that mimicked the intricate designs found on genuine currency and three cellphones which in many ways would be very important tools for carrying out crimes were also seized.
In addition, a motorcycle was seized, which the suspects had been using to transport the counterfeit notes to other places (like small traders, weekly markets and liquor shops). The speed of their transactions and thus the level of care that they are willing to take when examining a bill were particularly high. On questioning, the suspects confessed to the tactics and tools they used to replicate security features that were in original currency.
This discovery alarmed law enforcement about the wider consequences of their actions, which were seen as a serious threat to the local economy. As a result, the suspects were booked under the requisite sections of the law for counterfeiting and cheating after their arrests. Most senior police officials cited how serious the gang's activities were, noting that they may harm the integrity of the financial system and the economic stability of the community.
They were also active in identifying the larger network allowing this illegal operation and also those further upstream for further tracking or other members participating in their distribution chain. The authorities are fully determined to destroy such crime and to bring justice on its perpetrators, who are responsible for the deterioration of the area's financial prospects.
