Rs 7 crore fake currency notes seized in Mumbai, 7 arrested

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Mumbai: The Mumbai police on Thursday arrested seven persons and seized fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 7 crore after busting an inter-state gang involved in printing and distribution of counterfeit notes, an official said.

Acting on a specific information, Unit-11 of the Mumbai crime branch intercepted a car at Dahisar Check Post in the suburbs on Tuesday evening and found a bag containing 250 bundles of counterfeit currency notes (in Rs 2,000 denomination) with a face value of Rs 5 crore, the official said.

The police apprehended four persons seating in the car and interrogated them.

Later, a police team conducted a raid at a hotel in suburban Andheri (west) and arrested the trio, adding 100 more bundles of fake currency notes (again in Rs 2,000 denomination) with a face value of Rs 2 crore were recovered from them.

Besides counterfeit notes, the police have recovered a laptop, seven mobile phones, Rs 28,170 in genuine currency, Aadhaar and PAN cards and driving licences, among other things, from the gang members.

The accused were produced before a local court which remanded them in police custody till January 31.

 

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