Two young men from Faridabad were detained by the Government Railway Police at Rangia on Sunday after fake currency notes worth over four lakh rupees in face value were found hidden in a school bag during routine checking aboard the Agartala-Deoghar Express.
The operation was led by GRP Officer-in-Charge Gunajit Pathak.
The two individuals — identified as Arman Malik and Rabin Khan, both from Faridabad — were found carrying 811 fake Rs 500 notes stuffed inside a school bag.
Police said the counterfeit notes were crudely produced: printed on one side only, with the reverse left completely blank.
In addition to the fake currency, the GRP also seized ATM cards, credit cards, mobile phones, and two air tickets for a Delhi-Guwahati flight dated April 18 from the duo.
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According to police, the two were travelling toward Delhi when they were intercepted. One of them, Rabin Khan, told officers that he is currently pursuing a BCA degree in Delhi.
Both individuals are now being interrogated at the GRP police station in Rangia. Investigators are working to establish the source of the fake notes and determine whether the two were part of a larger counterfeit currency network.