Chhattisgarh Operation: Naxals escape, fake rupee notes seized
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Security forces recovered a huge cache of fake currency notes, along with equipment used to print them, belonging to Maoists from Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. The operation was a joint effort by the state police and CRPF, targeting Naxalites using fake currency in Bastar region markets. The machinery and equipment seized indicates that the plant was started in 2022. The recovery was made on Saturday evening on a forested hill near Korajguda village of the district when a joint team of security personnel from various forces was out on a search operation. Naxalites were allegedly using the fake currency notes in weekly markets of interior areas of Bastar region for a long time and duping innocent tribals. Naxalites were also trying to destabilise the Indian economy with this move. Security forces have stepped up action against left-wing extremists, killing 134 Maoists since the beginning of 2024.

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