 Muskan Thakur
Early Times Report
Jammu, Oct 5: A week after police busted an alleged counterfeit currency gang in Jammu, investigators have uncovered the strategy behind its operation: the accused were printing only Rs 100 and Rs 50 notes, so the fake currency could slip into the market with ease.
Sources said the initial probe showed that the gang deliberately avoided higher denominations and concentrated on Rs 100 notes and, in particular, Rs 50 notes. “Small fake currency notes can be easily circulated in the market, so the gang was particular about printing the same notes,” sources said.
As reported earlier, police had busted the gang last Tuesday. It was allegedly involved in printing counterfeit notes and supplying them to different parts of the country. Three men, natives of Bihar, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh, were arrested from a rented accommodation on the outskirts of Jammu city, where they had allegedly set up a facility for printing counterfeit currency.
According to a police spokesperson, Police Post Sainik Colony of Police Station Channi Himmat arrested the three in connection with the alleged printing and manufacture of counterfeit notes at rented premises in the Chowadhi area of Jammu. The case came to light after police received reliable information about suspected counterfeit currency activity at the premises. Acting promptly, a team from Police Post Sainik Colony reached the spot and apprehended the trio.
The accused have been identified as Vijay Sahani, son of Nagina Sahani, a resident of Siwan, Bihar, presently living at Preet Nagar, Digana, Jammu; Indrajeet Kumar, son of Abdesh Mandal, a resident of Maharajpur, Sahib Ganj, Jharkhand, presently living at Trikuta Nagar, Jammu; and Rahul Ahirwar, son of Bhagwan Das Ahirwar, a resident of Khajraoo, Chhatarpur, Madhya Pradesh, presently living in Marble Market, Jammu.
During a search of the premises, police seized suspected low-quality counterfeit notes of Rs 100 denomination totalling Rs 13,500. They also recovered a printing machine, a paper cutter, ink bottles of different colours, a toka, and other documents and material suspected to be linked to the operation. All items were seized in accordance with the prescribed legal procedure. |
