Fake currency with a face value of Rs 5.26 lakh was seized, with all notes in the denomination of Rs 500, police said on Thursday. Two other accomplices are on the run. Muzaffarnagar : Three men were arrested in Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday night for allegedly operating a counterfeit currency printing unit in Delhi and attempting to circulate the fake notes in the local market.
A police team led by SHO Subhash Atri reached the spot and allegedly recovered fake notes worth Rs 4 lakh from the suspects. During questioning, Shubham allegedly told police that he set up the operation at a rented flat in Narela, Delhi, where police later conducted a search and recovered additional fake notes and printing equipment worth over Rs 1 lakh. A case has been registered at Budhana police station under BNS sections including 179 (using, selling, or trafficking counterfeit currency notes).
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The accused, identified as – Shubham , a resident of Sankirt in Baghpat district; Mahendra of Karnath in Pauri Garhwal district, Uttarakhand; and Teenu, a resident of Daulatpur in Meerut district – allegedly told police that they learnt how to print counterfeit currency after watching Hindi web series ‘Farzi’. Police said the accused sourced specialised paper from Maharashtra through an online platform and scanned currency notes, printed counterfeit designs on A4 sheets using a colour printer and then cut and processed the sheets to make fake notes. Police said the accused’s criminal records and their other links are being examined to identify those who supplied the material or helped circulate the fake notes. Further investigation is underway,” SSP Suraj Rai said.
The racket came to light after an informer alerted Budhana police late Wednesday that some men carrying counterfeit currency were standing near a hotel on the Meerut-Karnal highway, close to a canal crossing. Other seized items included a laptop, a colour printer, bundles of coated and butter paper, a roll of tracing film, glue, cutter blades, ink bottles and other printing supplies. “Three accused have been arrested so far while two are on the run. Download the TOI App.