Nagpur: Sadar police have registered a case against an unidentified person after five counterfeit ₹100 currency notes, with a combined face value of ₹500, were detected during a verification process linked to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI).

According to the complaint filed by Bhairavi Anand Kharatad, 41, an assistant manager at the RBI office near Samvidhan Square, the office had received communication regarding the destruction of ₹100 currency notes.

During the verification process, officials identified five counterfeit notes bearing specific serial numbers. The notes were reportedly deposited by an unidentified person at the Bank of India’s Kingsway branch in Nagpur.

The discovery of the fake currency prompted Kharatad to report the matter to the police.

Acting on her complaint, Sadar police registered a case against an unidentified person under relevant legal provisions. The identity of the person who deposited the counterfeit notes is yet to be established, and further investigation is underway.