Couple among four held with Rs 9.18L fake currency

Tribune News Service

Mohali, September 10

The Mohali police arrested four persons, including two women, and recovered fake currency of Rs9.18 lakh from them.

The suspects have been identified as Jagtar Singh Taari, his wife Parvati Devi, alias Bholi, both residents of Sirhind, Jaspreet Singh, alias Jassi, a resident of Ludhiana, and Kamlesh Sharma, alias Aantra Kalia, a resident of Sirhind. They allegedly duped a large number of people. They used to print and circulate fake notes, the police said.

The police also recovered a printer/scanner, two scales, two cutters, a chemical and a plastic tray used by the suspects in the scam.

SP (Rural) Ravjot Kaur Grewal said following a tip-off, a team of the Kharar police nabbed the prime suspects, Taari and Bholi, from Daun Majra village here on Tuesday. The police had recovered fake currency of Rs6.26 lakh from them. The couple was in the illegal activity for the past couple of years and several cases were already registered against them at various police stations, said the police. The couple was produced in a local court, which sent them to five-day police remand.

During their interrogation, it came to the fore that more persons were involved in the scam following which the police arrested Jassi and Aantra.

Jassi was nabbed from Sante Majra village on the Landran-Kharar road on Wednesday. Fake currency of Rs1.56 lakh, along with a printer, was recovered from him. A Kharar police team led by Inspector Sukhveer Singh today arrested Aantra from her house in Sirhind. Fake currency of Rs1.36 lakh was recovered from her possession, said the SP (Rural).

Jassi was sent to four-day police remand by a local court today. Aantra would be produced in the court tomorrow, said the police.

Kharar DSP Pal Singh said, “The suspects used to lure people by offering them more money for exchanging currency. For example, they used to offer a currency note of Rs2000 denomination in exchange of a Rs1000 currency note. They gave the fake notes mostly during the night time to avoid being caught. We have started an investigation. Some more persons involved in the scam might be arrested soon.”

A case has been registered against the suspects under Sections 489-B and 489-C of the Indian Penal Code at the Sadar Kharar police station.