Anushka Pathak – Mumbai Uncensored, 27th January 2022
Seven people have been arrested by the Mumbai Police in connection with fake Indian currency with a face value of Rs 7 crore. An official said, the seven people are a part of an inter-state gang involved in printing and distribution of counterfeit notes.
The official revealed that after getting a tip, the unit-11 of Mumbai police crime branch stopped a car at Dahisar check post in the suburbs on Tuesday evening. The police arrested four people sitting in the car and interrogated them. While searching the car, the crime branch found a bag containing 250 bundles of Rs 2000 counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 5 crore, the official said.
While interrogating the four arrested, the police got information about three more gang members, he said. Accordingly, a police team raided a hotel in suburban Andheri and arrested the trio, adding 100 more bundles of Rs 2000 fake currency notes with a face value of Rs 2 crore were recovered from them.
Other than counterfeit notes, the police have recovered a laptop, seven mobile phones, Rs 28,170 in currency, Aadhaar and PAN cards and driving licences, from the gang members, the official added.
