Fake currency racket busted in Jammu, three held

Police today claimed to have busted a fake currency racket with the arrest of three people and seizure of counterfeit notes of face value Rs 82,000.

The arrests were made after receiving a from a man yesterday who claimed that Rs 75,000 he received after selling a mobile phone were in fake notes, a police official said.

"After hectic efforts, some suspects were rounded up and put to sustained questioning," he said adding it led to the arrest of the three accused – Rohit Kumar, Sahil Kumar, and Gharu Ram

The accused have confessed to their involvement in the crime, the official said, adding a laptop, printer, fake currency of face value Rs 82,000 were seized from them.

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