Guwahati, Aug 11: Assam Police has intensified its crackdown on the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), arresting a 21-year-old man and recovering suspected counterfeit notes from Guwahati. The accused was identified as Harsh Agarwal, a resident of Bharalumukh.

Acting on a tip-off about the circulation of FICN in the Ambari area, police conducted a raid and apprehended Agarwal on Monday evening. 05 lakh.

The notes were seized following due procedure, police said, adding that further investigation is underway and necessary legal action is being taken. The arrest comes amid a series of operations across Guwahati in recent weeks that have uncovered suspected counterfeit currency networks with possible inter-state links.

The operations have resulted in multiple arrests and the seizure of fake currency worth more than Rs 20 lakh, according to police. 37 lakh and arrested two persons at Kamakhya Railway Station.

The accused, identified as Dayal Das, 59, and Gulab Shaikh, 50, both residents of Pakur district in Jharkh and, were apprehended from Platform No. 30 pm in an operation supervised by Assistant Sub-Inspector Yadav Chetia.

56 lakh from two suspected traffickers in the Six Mile area. The two accused, Debojit Deori and Ajay Biswakarma, both residents of Deorigaon in Dhemaji district, were taken into custody.

90 lakh and arrested three persons. The three accused, Anuj Gupta, Mahesh Shukla and Roshan Gupta, were travelling in a vehicle bearing registration number UP35 BV 8240 when they were intercepted after police found their movements suspicious.

Officials said the trio had travelled by road from Kanpur in Uttar Pradesh. The successive seizures have raised concerns over Guwahati potentially emerging as a transit point for counterfeit currency networks operating across state borders.

Police are now investigating the source of the suspected fake notes and the wider network involved in their circulation.