Muzaffarnagar, Aug 27 (PTI) Five people were arrested and fake currency notes with face value of Rs 1.63 lakh were seized here, police said today.

The arrests were made yesterday by a police team that also seized a printing machine, a car and a motorcycle, SP (City) Ombir Singh said.

During interrogation, the accused said they supplied fake currency notes in western Uttar Pradesh, he said.

The matter is being investigated, Singh said.

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