Madhya Pradesh police recovered fake currency notes worth Rs 19 lakh from an Imam working and residing in a Madrasa near Khandwa on Sunday. The accused was already arrested by Malegaon police earlier, along with his accomplice, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Khandwa district said.

Speaking to reporters, ASP Mahendra Tarnekar said, “Approximately, Rs 19 lakh in bundles of 500 rupee notes in denominations of 100 each, were seized from Zuber Ashraf Ansari, who worked as an Imam and lived in a madrasa in Pethia village under Jawar police station area. The police are currently registering a case under the BNS Act. The police are taking action on the spot. The investigation is underway. We only learned about it through video footage and took action based on that.”

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