Archive · 8 Oct 2026
Delhi Police Arrest Four in Suspected Fake Currency Racket
Delhi Police say they found a group suspected of making and spreading fake Rs 500 notes.
Officers first arrested three people near Japanese Park in Delhi.
They later traced and arrested another person in Churu, Rajasthan.
Police say they found 21 bundles of suspected fake notes worth about Rs 10.50 lakh.
They also recovered machines, computers, paper and other items they believe may have been used to make the notes.
The notes are described as suspected counterfeits, not established as genuine fake currency by a court.
Delhi Police arrested four people accused of procuring materials and preparing and circulating counterfeit Rs 500 notes.
Three suspects were apprehended near Japanese Park in the Prashant Vihar area after police received a tip-off.
Further questioning and technical surveillance led police to arrest a fourth suspect in Churu, Rajasthan.
Police recovered 21 bundles of suspected counterfeit notes with a stated face value of about Rs 10.50 lakh.
Seized items included printers, computers, laptops, a paper-cutting machine, a note-counting machine and printing materials.
- Who
- Delhi Police and four people accused of involvement in a counterfeit currency racket: Pushkar Raj Purbia, Gosai Ram, Sahil Kharb and Narendra Kumar.
- What
- Police arrested four people and recovered suspected counterfeit Rs 500 notes and equipment allegedly used to prepare them.
- When
- Police announced the arrests and recovery on Wednesday; the article does not give the date.
- Where
- Three suspects were apprehended near Japanese Park in Prashant Vihar, Delhi; the fourth was apprehended in Churu, Rajasthan.
- Why
- Police acted on a tip-off about the movement and supply of counterfeit currency in Prashant Vihar.
Police account
Qualification
Status of the notes
Police account
Police said they recovered 21 bundles of counterfeit Rs 500 notes.
Qualification
The article describes the notes as suspected counterfeit; it provides no independent confirmation or court finding.
Alleged involvement
Police account
Police said the four arrested people were involved in procuring materials, preparing and circulating counterfeit notes.
Qualification
The article reports the allegation but gives no response from the accused.
- People arrested
- Four
- Suspected note denomination
- Rs 500
- Bundles recovered
- 21
- Stated face value
- Approximately Rs 10.50 lakh
- Initial arrest location
- Near Japanese Park, Prashant Vihar, Delhi
- Fourth arrest location
- Churu, Rajasthan
- Equipment recovered
- Included two colour printers, a paper-cutting machine, two HP laptops and a note-counting machine