Agra, Aug. 4 -- A case was registered under the Coinage Act 2011 against a trader, Naveen Samadia, at the Hathras kotwali police station on Monday, two days after the administration recovered 5663.3 kilograms of 1, 2, and 5 rupee coins stored in 106 plastic bags from his stationery shop and residence following a raid on August 1, officials said.

The case was registered under Section 12 (prohibition of making or melting or destruction of coins) and 13 of The Coinage Act 2011, which provides seven years' imprisonment or a fine for violating Section 12 of the Act.

Satyendra Singh Raghav, the officer in charge of Hathras Kotwali police station, stated that it is probably the first case of its kind. The delay in registering the case was beca...