Thane, Apr 29 (PTI) A 44-year-old man has been arrested with counterfeit currency with a face value of Rs 54,000 in Maharashtra's Thane district, police said.

The accused, Sahid Akthar Abdul Hanif Ansari, a resident of Malegaon in Nashik district, was apprehended during a routine patrol near Gaibi Nagar in Bhiwandi town on Monday, an official said.

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He said the police team seized counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 54,000 from the accused, who revealed that he had procured the notes from another Malegaon resident.

A case has been registered under section 180 (possession of forged or counterfeit coin, government stamp, currency notes, or bank notes) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and a hunt has been launched for Ansari's accomplice.

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