Noida (IANS) | Noida Police has got a big success. Police arrested 5 people involved in the business of fake currency and recovered fake currency notes worth Rs 6.48 lakh from their possession, these fake notes are of denominations of 2000, 500 and 200. This gang used to sell fake notes with the help of social sites. The mastermind of this gang is Faiz Khan alias Nawab, who was living in Kuwait and running his business in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Noida, Rajasthan and Delhi NCR region and till now lakhs of fake notes have been consumed by him in Indian markets. Sector 24 police of Noida have arrested Faiz Khan alias Nawab, Ayush Gupta, Shibu Khan, Aditya Gupta, Hariom Atri in this case with fake Indian currency notes near Morna Bus Stand Sector-35 Noida. Noida Zone ADCP Shakti Mohan Awasthi said that after watching the web series fake film, the arrested accused created accounts on Instagram and other social media platforms in the name of fake notes, contacted each other and sent fake notes to Bihar and Delhi through WhatsApp’s virtual number. Used to deliver by ordering from and running in small towns, villages and markets. Lakhs of fake notes have been consumed by this gang in the Indian markets.
ADCP Shakti Mohan Awasthi said that 6 lakh 48 thousand fake notes were recovered from the possession of the accused, these fake notes are of two thousand, 5 hundred and 2 hundred denominations. These fake notes are so similar to the original notes that they cannot be easily distinguished. Shakti Mohan Awasthi told that Faiz Khan alias Nawab of the racket is the mastermind of this racket and staying in Kuwait, India was doing business of fake notes with his associates, on April 2 he came to India from Kuwait and went to Noida to deliver fake notes. had come. That’s when the police caught him.
Noida Zone Additional DCP Shakti Mohan Awasthi said that considering the seriousness of the case after the gang was exposed, Noida Police has shared its inputs with IB and ATS as well. Soon these agencies will also start investigation in this matter.
–IANS
