New Delhi: Delhi Police has busted a counterfeit Rs 20 coin manufacturing and supply racket and arrested four people, including the alleged kingpin and a carrier.
Police said they had received information that Paras Jain (45), a resident of Nihal Vihar, would deliver counterfeit coins. It contained 50 polythene pouches, each carrying 100 counterfeit coins. An iPhone 12 mini was also seized.
A team intercepted his car and seized a laptop bag. The search and seizure proceedings were videographed using e-Sakshya application. An FIR was subsequently registered. Police subsequently traced Luthra and his associates after verifying his details through the e-Prison system. Luthra was in the process of shifting a coin manufacturing unit from Sonipat to Saharanpur with the help of his associates when the Saharanpur Police’s Special Operations Group arrested them. Following interrogation and court permission, Luthra, Pal and Chaurasia were formally arrested in the case by Delhi Police. All four accused are currently in judicial custody. Police identified Luthra as the manufacturer and main supplier, while Pal and Chaurasia were part of the manufacturing and supply network. Jain has previous cases registered against him involving murder, cheating, robbery and arms offences. Luthra has six previous cases registered in Delhi, Haryana and Bihar, including offences related to counterfeiting.