Motihari, May 24 -- In a major breakthrough against cross border counterfeit currency networks, security sleuths arrested the alleged mastermind of an international fake currency racket near the Indo-Nepal border in East Champaran district.
Police Superintendent Swarn Prabhat said the accused, identified as Sushil Tiwari alias Daya Tiwari, was apprehended in a joint operation carried out by Military Intelligence and the Special Task Force (STF) with support from local police.
He said the action was launched following specific intelligence inputs received from Military Intelligence units based in Lucknow. Acting on surveillance and coordinated inputs, STF personnel and Haria police station team cordoned off the area and successfully nabbed...