Gujarat yoga guru, disciples arrested with Rs 2 cr in counterfeit currency; AI used to design fake notes

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The Ahmedabad Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) has arrested seven individuals, including Surat-based self-styled godman Pradeep Jotangiya (Pradeepji), in connection with a counterfeit currency racket. Fake Rs 500 notes with a total face value of Rs 2.38 crore were recovered from a vehicle intercepted in the Amraiwadi area of Ahmedabad and from locations in Surat, according to a report by The Indian Express. Police stated that six of the accused, including Jotangiya, were apprehended in Ahmedabad on Wednesday, with fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth over Rs 2 crore seized from a car. As per the Indian Express report, during…