Jaipur : Fake notes of Rs 500 each were being printed using a colour printer in Jhotwara area of the capital Jaipur. Bagru police station has exposed a gang that used to buy sheep, goats and other items from villagers with fake notes while staying in Jhotwara. Police have arrested three accused including father and son and recovered fake notes worth Rs 85 lakh 94 thousand from them. According to the police, Surendra Singh, resident of Nandpuri Colony in Jhotwara and his son Shivam Singh and Premchand Saini, resident of Jagannath Puri, have been arrested by the police. The accused hired a truck on August 14 on the pretext of delivering goods to Vishwakarma and fled with the truck by deceiving the truck driver on the way. And on the same day, they went to Begas village and purchased 82 goats.
The villagers had complained to the police
When they started leaving the village in a hurry, people got suspicious. After which people informed the Bagru police station. When the police reached the spot and searched the car, they found 9 lakh rupees printed in colour. After this, the police arrested the accused and sent them to jail.
Fake notes worth Rs 85 lakh found
After this, the police took the accused on production warrant in connection with the fake notes. During police interrogation, the accused told that they have put up two colour prints at Surendra’s house in Nanupuri Colony, Jhotwara, using which they prepare the notes. When the house was searched on Tuesday night, equipment for preparing fake notes was found there. Along with this, fake notes worth Rs 85 lakh were also found.
They used to put real notes on top of the bundle of fake notes
DCP West Amit Kumar said that the accused used to put real notes on the top and bottom of the bundle and put fake notes in the middle. However, in the interrogation so far, it has been revealed that after preparing the fake notes, the accused had come to Bagru area for the first time to commit the crime. During this period, three cases have been registered against the accused.
