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An anti-gangster task unit (AGTF) of Rajasthan Police has arrested 7 members of an planetary fake currency pack successful Churu territory with the betterment of ₹2 lakh successful suspected fake currency, ₹3 crore successful dummy notes, and 2 luxury vehicles. The accused were preparing to administer ample quantities of fake currency crossed the State.
The pack members, operating a fake currency racket crossed Rajasthan and Haryana, were making counterfeit ₹500 and ₹2,000 notes, resembling the genuine Indian currency, and circulating them done intermediaries. The premier accused successful the lawsuit has been identified arsenic Ravindra alias Monu, 38, who is simply a nonmigratory of Balsamand successful Haryana’s Hisar district.
Complaint of fraud
AGTF-Churu main and Assistant Superintendent of Police Abhijeet Patil told The Hindu connected Saturday (October 18, 2025) that a nonmigratory of the town, Hari Singh, had lodged a ailment of fraud and menace to beingness astatine Kotwali constabulary station. A archetypal accusation study (FIR) was registered nether assorted sections of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and a squad was formed for investigation.
“Some persons had offered ₹50,000 to Mr. Singh successful speech for counterfeit ₹500 notes worthy ₹10 lakh. The accused brought astir 20 bundles of ₹500 notes successful 2 vehicle,” Mr. Patil said. When Mr. Singh inspected the bundles, helium recovered that lone the apical and bottommost notes were genuine and the remainder were fake achromatic papers.
Mr. Patil said erstwhile the complainant refused the deal, the accused threatened to termination him and fled towards Jhunjhunu with the notes. Upon probe and method surveillance, the squad identified the accused and arrested 7 persons of the planetary fake currency pack from assorted locations implicit the weekend.
“Two luxury vehicles, fake currency of ₹2 lakh, dummy notes worthy ₹3 crore, and different materials and instrumentality utilized for printing and circulating fake notes were seized from the accused,” Mr. Patil said. Ravindra alias Monu was earlier jailed successful a akin lawsuit astir 10 years ago, helium added.
The AGTF has seized 2 vehicles utilized for transporting fake notes. Further probe is successful advancement to hint the network’s linkages beyond Rajasthan. The accused, who person been remanded to judicial custody, are residents of Fatehabad, Jind, Karnal and Kaithal successful Haryana.
