With the arrest of four persons, the Delhi Police on Saturday claimed to have busted an inter-State fake Indian currency notes (FICN) syndicate in National Capital. Police said that they have also recovered over FICN Rs 1. 30 lakhs and semi-finished Rs 20,000, all in denomination of Rs 100 notes.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Azeem Khan (47) and Akil Ahmed (42), both residents of district Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh (UP), Dr Akeel Ahmad (45) and Nitin Patel (46).
According to Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, on August 30, specific inputs were received that two members of a syndicate have procured a huge quantity of FICNs from UP and would shortly deliver it to their contact in Delhi, somewhere near Anand Vihar ISBT.
“A trap was laid and Azeem Khan and Akil Ahmed were apprehended. Over Rs 1 lakh FICN in denomination of Rs 100 was recovered from their possession. On the basis of their interrogation, several raids were conducted and Dr Akeel was nabbed on September 2 while Nitin Patel was apprehended on September 4. Police also recovered FICN from the possession of the duo,” said the DCP.
“During interrogation, it was revealed that all of them are involved in this illegal activity of manufacturing and circulating of FICNs, since long.
Initially, during the year 2012, accused Akil Ahmed started these activities with his local mentor and co-accused Dr Akeel Ahmad, who used to send him to other states and Delhi-NCR region to supply the FICNs on commission basis,” said the DCP.
“Akil was the close associates of co-accused Nitin Patel, with whom he procured the FICNs from local sources. Later, the accused Akil with the help of co-accused Nitin Patel set up their own manufacturing and printing unit in his house at Pilibhit, UP,” said the DCP.
“During the year 2018, Akil also introduced his childhood friend Azeem and they started their own FICNs supply work in Delhi-NCR region. They chose to print FICN in small denomination of 100 and 200 rupee notes, as nobody would pay much heed to these small FICN and they would easily pass-over and circulate them in the market.
This syndicate has already circulated more than Rs 25 lakhs of FICN in Delhi-NCR region,” the DCP added.