With the arrest of a 45-year-old man, Delhi Police Special Cell has busted a module of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs). They have recovered Rs 8 lakh FICN in the denomination of Rs 2000 notes from Northeast Delhi’s Seelampur area.
Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell said, “We have arrested Kamil, a resident of Kairana who was involved in the circulation of FICNs being infiltrated through Malda in West Bengal.” Police said that their team has been working for past few months to bust the FICN module.
On May 10, they were tipped off that one Kamil, travelling to collect a huge consignment from Malda, will come near Seelampur Metro Station. A trap was laid and based on local intelligence, Kamil carrying a bag was spotted and apprehended by the team.
On searching his bag, police found a small bag wrapped in mosquito net. The smaller bag contained two packets of ploythene in which four wads of fake currency of Rs 2000 notes amounting to Rs 8 lakhs was recovered,” said Yadav.
Police said that during sustained interrogation, Kamil disclosed that he brought the fake currency from one Martuz in Malda, West Bengal. Kamil paid Rs 2.5 lakhs to one of his associates to further circulate the fake currency notes.
“Kamil had procured the consignment two days ago and had come from Malda, West Bengal to deliver the same to his associate.Accused also revealed he was arrested by the Special Cell regarding supplying of fake currency of Rs 4 lakh in 2013. Kamil is the member of the Malda based module. A native of Kairana in Uttar Pradesh, Kamil joined the fake currency module to earn quick money. He used to work as a dealer supplying bed sheets in Panipat,” said Yadav.