BETTIAH, Oct. 28 -- East Champaran's Turkauliya police arrested an individual involved in fake currency peddling and seized a large cache of counterfeit Indian currency worth Rs.4,95,000 in an operation, police said on Tuesday. In an official statement issued from superintendent of police (SP) on October 27, 2026, the East Champaran police said the seizure was made during the inspection of the vehicle near Semara railway station in East Champaran on the basis of inputs on Monday evening. "Just when the police team intercepted a motorcycle, one of the two individuals seated on the motorcycle fled, while the other was caught with ten bundles of counterfeit currency," reads the statement. Sharing details further, Motihari's sadar -1 sub- divisional police officer (SDPO) Dilip Kumar said, "When searched, the accused were found carrying 990 counterfeit Rs.500 notes worth Rs.4,95,000." The arrested person has been identified as Sheikh Ayanul, son of Sheikh Mazir, a resident of Janerwa which falls under Banjariya police station of the district. "The source of the consignment and its forward and backward linkages are being ascertained," he said. Meanwhile, police have registered a case 583/26 under section 179, 180 and 318(4) of BNS against two people in this connection. Frequent seizures of counterfeit currency have been reported from various parts in the bordering areas of Bihar since 2024, underscoring a complex network with crores of transactions. Police officials say many of these cases are linked to international smuggling networks operating along the India-Nepal border. In August this year, Lakhaura police in East Champaran arrested two counterfeit currency peddlers, identified as Sheikh Nur Alam, son of Sheikh Maulazim, and Shekhar Manzoori, both residents of Chiraiya. Police seized 176 counterfeit Rs.500 notes with a total face value of Rs.88,000. In July this year, East Champaran police seized counterfeit currency with a face value of Rs.1.26 crore during raids at multiple locations in Bhopatpur. In May this year, a joint team of Military Intelligence, Patna STF and Haraiya police arrested counterfeit currency kingpin Sushil Tiwari alias Daya Tiwari, who was wanted in connection with a Rs.25-lakh fake currency seizure case, from Sitamarhi....