PRAYAGRAJ: Sleuths of the Special Task Force (Prayagraj unit) in UP Claims to have arrested the kingpin of an interstate racket involved in spreading fake currency Kerala Capital Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. He was brought to Prayagraj on Thursday.
The accused has been identified as Deepak Mandal, a resident of Jayanpur (Malda) in West Bengal.
The police also recovered a mobile, Aadhar card and Rs 730 from him.
Madnal, wanted by the police of UP, MP, Delhi and other states, had a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh announced by the police.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (STF) Navendu Kumar told TOI that a team stf (Prayagraj Unit) caught the most wanted racketeer near Gandhi Park, Thiruvananthapuram when he was planning to escape.
This key operator and kingpin of the racket running counterfeit currency in many states of the country was running the racket from the Indo-Bangladesh border.
The DSP said a man was identified after his arrest Rupesh Kumar of Phulpur in Prayagraj On 1 June, along with a fake note of Rs 1 lakh, the police came to know that the gang members were taking consignments of fake notes from Deepak, the gangster of Malda.
Deepak used to take genuine notes of Rs 50,000 in fake currency of one lakh rupees from the fraudsters.
On October 20, STF also arrested another racketeer named Ramu. SahuA resident of Kaudihar in Prayagraj district, who has a cash reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.
The police then came to know that Sahu was in touch with Mandal since 2014, when he was lodged in Naini Central Jail.
STF officials claimed, “When UP STF cracked down around Mandal and raided his hideouts in Malda, West Bengal, he kept changing his mobile number and whereabouts. He later fled to Kerala to escape police action.
During interrogation, Deepak admitted that he had been circulating counterfeit notes in several states for the last 14 years and used to travel to Bangladesh via water to bring the consignments.
In 2013, a team of STF arrested Mandal along with one of his associates and recovered fake notes of Rs 3 lakh in Shivakuti area of Prayagraj district.
After this he was kept in Naini Central Jail.
In 2017 and 2018, Mandal was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police with counterfeit notes, after which he was lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
However, after getting bail, he again joined the same business and continued to smuggle counterfeit notes.
The accused has been identified as Deepak Mandal, a resident of Jayanpur (Malda) in West Bengal.
The police also recovered a mobile, Aadhar card and Rs 730 from him.
Madnal, wanted by the police of UP, MP, Delhi and other states, had a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh announced by the police.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (STF) Navendu Kumar told TOI that a team stf (Prayagraj Unit) caught the most wanted racketeer near Gandhi Park, Thiruvananthapuram when he was planning to escape.
This key operator and kingpin of the racket running counterfeit currency in many states of the country was running the racket from the Indo-Bangladesh border.
The DSP said a man was identified after his arrest Rupesh Kumar of Phulpur in Prayagraj On 1 June, along with a fake note of Rs 1 lakh, the police came to know that the gang members were taking consignments of fake notes from Deepak, the gangster of Malda.
Deepak used to take genuine notes of Rs 50,000 in fake currency of one lakh rupees from the fraudsters.
On October 20, STF also arrested another racketeer named Ramu. SahuA resident of Kaudihar in Prayagraj district, who has a cash reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.
The police then came to know that Sahu was in touch with Mandal since 2014, when he was lodged in Naini Central Jail.
STF officials claimed, “When UP STF cracked down around Mandal and raided his hideouts in Malda, West Bengal, he kept changing his mobile number and whereabouts. He later fled to Kerala to escape police action.
During interrogation, Deepak admitted that he had been circulating counterfeit notes in several states for the last 14 years and used to travel to Bangladesh via water to bring the consignments.
In 2013, a team of STF arrested Mandal along with one of his associates and recovered fake notes of Rs 3 lakh in Shivakuti area of Prayagraj district.
After this he was kept in Naini Central Jail.
In 2017 and 2018, Mandal was arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police with counterfeit notes, after which he was lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail.
However, after getting bail, he again joined the same business and continued to smuggle counterfeit notes.
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