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Fake Currency Racket: Six accused sent to police custody till June 15

By Lokmat English Desk | Updated: June 11, 2020 17:24 IST

All six accused including an army personnel arrested by Pune Police in fake currency racket yesterday sent to police ...

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All six accused including an army personnel arrested by Pune Police in fake currency racket yesterday sent to police custody till 15 June, by a Pune Court today. Fake Indian and foreign currency worth Rs 87 crores recovered from them.

Fake currency notes including dummy bills from ''Children Bank of India'' and counterfeit US dollars worth over Rs 87 crore were seized in Pune on Wednesday with the arrest of six people including a serving army personnel.

In a joint operation, Pune police and Army''s Southern Command Intelligence wing carried out raids in Viman Nagar area and busted the racket, Pune crime branch officials said.

The police identified six accused as Shaikh Alim Gulab Khan (who is serving Army personnnel), Sunil Sarda, Ritesh Ratnakar, Tufail Ahmed Mohammad Ishaq Khan, Abdul Gani Khan and Abdul Rehman Abdul Ghani Khan.  

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