Man Held in Tripura’s Khowai with Fake Currency, Suspected Narcotic Tablets

By  Firstdespatch Desk   May 27, 2026

Agartala, May 27 (FD) Police on Wednesday busted a suspected fake currency racket in Tripura’s Khowai district after detaining a man and recovering counterfeit Indian currency notes along with suspected narcotic tablets from his residence.

According to police, personnel of the District Intelligence Branch (DIB) of Khowai district, assisted by Special Branch staff from Kalyanpur, detained Kartik Debnath (42), a resident of West Sonatala under Khowai Police Station, from the Bagan Bazar area under Kalyanpur Police Station at around 6 am.

During preliminary checking, police recovered counterfeit Indian currency notes worth Rs 7,600 from his possession. He was later taken to Kalyanpur Police Station for further legal formalities.

Following the detention, a joint search operation was conducted at Debnath’s residence in West Sonatala by personnel of Khowai Police Station.

During the raid, officials seized additional fake Indian currency notes amounting to Rs 13,400. Police also recovered 57 SP tablets suspected to be narcotic substances from the house.

Police said legal proceedings have been initiated in connection with the case, and further investigation is underway to trace the source and circulation network of the counterfeit currency as well as the origin of the seized tablets. FD JK