Archive · 23 Aug 2026
Chhattisgarh Police Bust Interstate Currency-Doubling Racket, Arrest Seven
Police in Chhattisgarh say they stopped a group accused of tricking people with a fake money-making offer.
The group allegedly promised to turn blackened or damaged notes into new money and double the amount.
Police say the suspects used chemicals, real notes and staged demonstrations to gain trust.
They then asked victims for money to pay for chemicals, tests and official paperwork.
Seven alleged members were arrested at a resort in Khandala, Maharashtra.
Police say the suspects were trying to trick a person from Varanasi who had brought a large amount of money.
Officers recovered more than Rs 4 crore and materials used in the alleged demonstrations.
Two women had been arrested earlier, bringing the total number of arrests to nine.
Chhattisgarh police arrested seven alleged gang members from Maharashtra in a currency-doubling case.
Police said the racket promised to restore damaged notes and double victims’ money using chemicals.
More than Rs 4 crore, 17 mobile phones, black paper notes and glass plates were recovered.
The gang allegedly targeted more than 100 people across six states and Delhi since 2005.
Police said nine people have been arrested overall and are pursuing other suspected members.
- Who
- Chhattisgarh police arrested seven alleged members of an interstate fraud syndicate; two female alleged accomplices had been arrested earlier in Nagpur.
- What
- Police said they busted a racket that allegedly promised to convert damaged currency into new notes and double victims’ money.
- When
- The raid took place earlier in the week; the report is dated Aug 23. Police said the alleged racket had operated since 2005.
- Where
- The arrests occurred at a resort in Khandala, in Pune district, Maharashtra; alleged victims were located across Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Delhi.
- Why
- Police said the suspects allegedly collected money from victims by claiming they needed funds for chemicals, tests, official clearances and other formalities.
- Arrests in Maharashtra
- Seven alleged gang members were arrested at a Khandala resort.
- Total arrests
- Police said nine arrests have been made, including two earlier arrests in Nagpur.
- Cash recovered
- More than Rs 4 crore.
- Other recoveries
- Seventeen mobile phones, black paper cut like currency notes, glass plates and other paraphernalia.
- Alleged victims
- More than 100 people across Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Delhi.
- Police station
- A case was registered at Telibandha police station.
- Legal provisions
- Sections 318(4), concerning cheating, and 61(2), concerning criminal conspiracy, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
