A 35-year-old man from Madhya Pradesh diligently learnt printing techniques as a vocational skill in jail only to use them to make fake currency notes after his release, an official said on Sunday.
Bhupendra Singh Dhakat's name was once again heard in the world of crime after cops arrested him on Saturday and recovered 95 counterfeit notes, each with a face value of Rs 200, said an official.
Besides, a colour printer, six ink bottles and paper used to manufacture crisp fake notes were also recovered from his house, Sironj Sub Divisional Officer of Police Umesh Tiwari told reporters.
Upon arrest, Dhakat confessed that he had been printing the bogus notes and pumping them into the market in the district for the past few months.
Tiwari said Dhakat is already involved in 11 criminal cases, including a murder, and had been in and out of jail in the past.
During his last prison stint, Dhakat acquired printing skills as part of a vocational training programme designed to help inmates reintegrate into society after their release, he said.
However, Dhakat had other plans, turning his newly acquired skill into an easy money venture.
Though he had been externed from the limits of Vidisha, Rajgarh, Raisen, Bhopal and Ashok Nagar districts in October 2003 for a year, he somehow managed to stay put here and print fake notes, a police source said.
According to Vidisha Jail superintendent Priyadarshan Shrivastava, inmates are given off-set printing and screen printing training to help them eke out a living after release.
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