Delhi Police Special Cell arrested two key members of an international Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket and recovered high quality FICN amounting to Rs 6 lakh in Rs 2,000 denomination.
Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, said the accused has been identified as Jahiruddin (52) and Kranti Chaudhary (35), both residents of Bihar.
Surveillance was mounted on the movement of members of the FICN syndicate and requisite Intelligence was collected. Secret sources were also deployed to gather more information. During surveillance, it was revealed that FICN is being suspectedly pumped in India.
"It was suspectedly smuggled in Malda in West Bengal through porous border and being distributed to FICN racketeers in various parts of the country including Delhi," said the DCP.
On September 29, information was received that a member of the syndicate would come near Shantivan Chowk in Delhi to deliver big consignment of FICN to a buyer . A trap was laid and one of the accused Jahiruddin.
During further investigation, on October 3, the police team arrested Kranti, who is the supplier of FICN based in Betiah in Bihar.
"High quality of FICN amounting to Rs 50,000 was recovered from Kranti's possession. He disclosed that he used to procure supply of FICN from one supplier in Malda," the DCP added.
The accused also disclosed the FICN was procured from Bangladesh and Nepal.
"Kranti also disclosed that he has been procuring FICN for 15 years. He said that he had supplied FICN to various persons in Delhi, UP, Haryana and Punjab etc," said the police officer.
Further investigation of case is in progress. Efforts to nab remaining members of this syndicate are being made, police said.