DIMAPUR, SEPTEMBER 16 (MExN): Dimapur Police have apprehended a woman in possession of photocopied Indian currency notes and registered a case at East Police Station.
Acting on news reports broadcast on local YouTube news channels, the police launched an investigation and recovered counterfeit notes printed in the denomination of Rs 500. The accused allegedly planned to use the notes to commit fraud, informed Dy Commissioner of Police (Crime) & PRO in a press note.
According to police, the modus operandi involved initially handing over three to five genuine notes to unsuspecting customers under the pretext of supplying counterfeit currency. After the customers tested the sample in the market and were convinced, they were induced to invest larger sums with the promise of receiving double the amount.
Subsequently, the accused would deliver bundles containing fake notes concealed in opaque polyethylene packets, instructing the victims to open them only after two or more days on the pretext of a “chemical process” that would allegedly improve the quality of the notes. This delay enabled the accused to abscond before the victims realized they had been cheated.
Police identified the arrested accused as Kitoshi alias Lituna alias Linokali, who is also wanted in connection with two cheating cases registered at Niuland Police Station and Diphupar Police Station. She is suspected to be involved in multiple cheating cases, police said.
“Public are advised not to be misled by reports being circulated in various media platforms, as the allegations and counter-allegations presently in circulation are largely based on misleading statements made by the arrested accused,” the statement said.
The case is currently under investigation by a Special Investigation Team (SIT), and efforts are on to book all persons involved, police added.
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