Police bust currency racket, seize fake notes of Rs 21 lakh
Police on Tuesday said they had busted a gang involved in printing counterfeit currency notes in Chhattisgarh by arresting five men and seizing fake currency amounting to Rs 21 lakh before it was delivered to a Raipur businessman.
The arrested men were identified as Kalaram (29) alias Ramdas Jaitpur, Munnalal (50), Durga Kurrey (52), Resham (24) and Bhupendra Jangde (26). All reside in district Balodabazar, which adjoins Mahasamund, the police said.
Briefing the media, Superintendent of Police Prafull Thakur said the mastermind, Kalaram, and Munnalal were arrested in a raid near Belsonda Gate close to Nadi Mod in Mahasamund district.
Seized from them were fake currency notes of Rs 13 lakh.
The others were arrested from Balodabazar district with the rest of the counterfeit currency, the officer added.
The police also recovered a computer, a printer machine, ink, paper used in printing of notes, a cutter, a pen drive and a motorbike.
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