Guwahati, Aug 12: The Assam Police on Saturday busted a fake currency notes printing racket in Guwahati and arrested one person in connection with the case.
An operation conducted by the Guwahati Police on Friday night at Lokhra area in Guwahati led to the seizure of fake currency notes worth around Rs 7 lakhs. The police also seized a fake currency printing machine.
One person identified as Mannan Mallik who hails from Barpeta district was arrested by the police.
As per reports, earlier, six people were nabbed in connection with fake currency printing network. During interrogation the involvement of Mallik came to the fore following which he was arrested by the police.
Legal action has been initiated in regard to the case.