Dimapur, September 16: Dimapur Police have cracked down on a fake currency racket, arresting one person accused of duping victims with counterfeit notes disguised as genuine currency. The case has been registered at East Police Station.
Police said the seized notes were photocopied Rs 500 denominations used to lure unsuspecting victims. The accused’s method involved handing over a few genuine notes as samples before persuading victims to invest larger sums with the promise of receiving double the amount. Later, fake notes were packed in opaque plastic bags and delivered with instructions not to open them for several days under the pretext of a ‘chemical process.’ By the time victims discovered the fraud, the accused had fled.
The arrested person has been identified as Miss Kitoshi alias Lituna alias Linokali, who is also wanted in two other cheating cases in Nuiland and Diphupahar. Police suspect she may be involved in multiple similar scams and have urged victims to come forward.
Dimapur Police cautioned the public against being misled by unverified claims circulating on social media and clarified that many of the statements being shared originated from the arrested accused herself. An SIT has been formed to investigate the racket further and trace all those connected with the case.
