Lucknow Police busts fake currency racket, five held

Lucknow Police busted a fake currency racket by arresting five people on Wednesday and recovering fake currency notes with face value of Rs 81,000 from the accused.

Lucknow Police busted a fake currency racket by arresting five people on Wednesday and recovering fake currency notes with the face value of Rs 81,000 from the accused.

“Five members of the gang, involved in the production, sale and circulation of fake Indian currency notes (FICN), were arrested by a team from Talkatora police station. The police are probing the matter to identify and track other members of the gang,” Hindustan Times quoted deputy commissioner of police (west) Somen Barma as saying.