RAB arrests youth in Jessore with huge counterfeit currency

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Published On: 21 Nov 2025, 21:25

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JESSORE, Nov 21, 2025 (BSS) - The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) hasarrested a young man in Jessore for possessing a substantial quantityof counterfeit currency.

The arrested individual, identified as Ibrahim Gazi, was apprehendedwith a total of Taka 429,600 worth of fake notes.

The arrest operation took place on Thursday afternoon in the Monihararea of Jessore city. RAB-6 Jessore Camp confirmed the action througha press release issued late Thursday night.

Additional Police Superintendent Rezaul Haque, the Company Commanderof RAB-6 Jessore Camp, said that a RAB team initiated theoperation after receiving confidential information.

The intelligence indicated that several people were planning to sellcounterfeit notes at a tea stall located next to the Monihar cinemahall on Thursday afternoon.

RAB subsequently raided the location and arrested Ibrahim Gazi. At thetime of his initial arrest, Taka 90,000 in counterfeit notes wererecovered from his possession. The fake currency included notes indenominations of Taka 500, 200, 100, and 50.

During preliminary questioning, Ibrahim confessed that he manufacturedthe counterfeit money himself at his residence. He admitted to using acomputer and a printer to create the fake notes before distributingthem in various locations.

Following this confession, the RAB team conducted a raid on Ibrahim’shouse in Satkhira. This search yielded an additional Taka 3,39,600 infake currency. The authorities also seized the equipment used toproduce the counterfeit money, including a computer, monitor, andprinter, from the residence.

Sources also mentioned that counterfeit currency manufacturingequipment, including a computer and printer, were recovered from hisroom during the Monihar operation.

Ibrahim Gazi is the son of Kashem Ali Gazi and hails from Ganeshpurvillage, located in the Patkelghata Upazila of Satkhira district.

RAB Commander Rezaul Haque said that a case has been filed in connection with the crime,and the suspect, Ibrahim Gazi, has beenhanded over to the Jessore Kotwali Police Station.