Woman Arrested with Counterfeit Nepali Notes in Kapilvastu

Kapilvastu. A woman has been arrested with counterfeit Nepali notes in Shivaraj Municipality of Kapilvastu. The police have taken under control a 48-year-old woman residing in Ward No. 2 Hallanagar of Shivaraj Municipality in the district, along with counterfeit notes. According to the District Police Office Kapilvastu, on the evening of Jestha 29, the woman had gone to a chiura (flattened rice) industry located in Kharendra-pur, Ward No. 3 of Shivaraj Municipality, to buy chiura powder to feed pigs. The owner of the industry became suspicious of the amount paid at the counter for the chiura powder. Suspecting the notes to be counterfeit, the owner immediately informed the police, and a police team from the Chand-rauta Area Police Office was dispatched to the scene. The police team reached the industry and immediately took the woman under control. During the inspection, 19 counterfeit Nepali notes of Rs 500 denomination with the same serial number were found, the police said. The police have recovered a total of Rs 9,500 worth of counterfeit notes. According to Ripendra Kumar Singh, Information Officer and Deputy Superintendent of Police at the District Police Office Kapilvastu, a case has been registered against the arrested woman under the offense of counterfeit currency. The police have obtained a seven-day remand from the Kapilvastu District Court for further investigation into the incident, and the necessary investigation is currently underway.