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Motihari: Daya Tiwari alias Sushil Tiwari, the leader of the international fake currency gang operating on the India-Nepal border, was arrested by a joint team of Army Intelligence Unit Lucknow, STF and local police near Motihari on Sunday. He was evading arrest for the last six months.East Champaran Superintendent of Police (SP) Swarn Prabhat said the arrest has dealt a major blow to the international fake currency gang operating on the India-Nepal border.According to STF sources, Daya is the son of Mahendra Tiwari and is a resident of Khairwa in Sitamarhi district. A press note issued by the STF said that Rs 4,050 in cash and a mobile phone were recovered from Daya’s possession.A case was registered against him under various sections of the IPC on February 1, 2026 at Haraiya police station in East Champaran.Police said that on January 31, eight suppliers of fake currency, including a Nepali national, were arrested and fake Nepalese currency worth Rs 25 lakh and fake Indian currency worth Rs 18,500 were recovered from them. Police also recovered 12 mobile phones, passports, a bike, papers used in making fake notes and other equipment.All the arrested people said in their statement to the police that Daya was the kingpin of the racket and they were working for him. They said he operated from Bangladesh, Nepal and various Indian states. He also said that Daya was involved in printing, supplying and circulating fake currency notes for a long time.The SP said that the Army’s intelligence unit and STF were closely monitoring his activities and he was arrested on the basis of technical surveillance and intelligence.SP said that during interrogation, Daya made many important revelations related to the fake note network. On the basis of information received from him, other members of the gang are being identified.