Sources in the CBI said the man operated from Birganj district in Nepal and pumped money into India through Raxaul in Bihar.

CBI Joint Director Rajni Kant Mishra, who heads the special wing that is probing fake currency cases, said: “We have begun the process of taking up the case pertaining to the recovery of fake currency from Aligarh and Bijnore. But, the UP government’s request related to the Dumariyaganj case, where fake currency was found in a State Bank of India chest, is yet to be received.”

The preliminary report prepared by the CBI has revealed that the kingpin gets the supply of fake currency from Kathmandu and never directly deals with Indian agents. He allegedly provides fake currency with the face value of Rs 100 in return for Rs 30 in genuine currency.

Probe ordered into SP’s role

The state government has ordered an inquiry into the alleged dubious role of Siddharthnagar Superintendent of Police and the SHO of the Dumariyaganj police station in the fake currency racket. Additional DG, Law & Order, Brij Lal told this to mediapersons a day after former Vidhan Sabha speaker Mata Prasad Pandey levelled allegations against the SP and the SHO on the floor of the House. A Samajwadi Party MLA from Itwa, Siddharthnagar, Pandey had alleged that the two officers had amassed cash disproportionate to their known sources of income. The ADG did not specify who would conduct the probe.