Kruthivennu police busted a fake currency note racket and arrested four people allegedly involved in the crime. They seized fake notes worth about ₹6 lakh, original currency notes of ₹6,000 and electronic equipment used to print fake notes. Speaking to the media here on Wednesday (February 4), Superintendent of Police V.

Viyasagar Naidu said the accused have been identified as T. Ranjith Kumar of Narsipatnam, B.

Srikakulam. Uma Shankar, a native of Sitanpalli village in Krishna district. Dilip and P.

Rajasekhar. A team led by Kruthivennu circle inspector Nagendra Prasad arrested him. The SP said the accused printed fake notes in Visakhapatnam district and were circulating them at various places in the state.

Machilipatnam Deputy Superintendent of Police Choudhary said, “The main accused Ranjit Kumar was wanted in a ganja smuggling case and four fake currency cases. ” Raja, who heads the special teams formed to crack down on counterfeit currency.