Three held for running fake currency racket

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Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jul 23 2013 | 8:05 PM IST
Three persons have been arrested for allegedly running a fake currency racket and counterfeit notes having a face value of over Rs 7,000 seized from them near Krishan Vihar area here, police said today.
Acting on a tip-off, the police nabbed the trio, identified as Naveen (20), Praveen (21) and Mohd Mohasin (19) on Sunday and recovered fake notes worth Rs 7,750 from them, Additional Commissioner of Police (Outer) Sanjay Kumar said.
Besides this, the police also recovered two scanner cum printers, few semi-printed fake Indian currency notes, coloured pens among others, Kumar said.
During interrogation, the trio admitted that they had set up a small unit for duplicating and scanning Indian currency notes at Inder Enclave in Aman Vihar, the ACP added.
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First Published: Jul 23 2013 | 8:05 PM IST

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