Archive · 19 Jul 2026
Navi Mumbai Man Ran Fake Currency Racket for 18 Months
A man named Nataraj Kanchan was running a fake money-making operation from his home in Navi Mumbai.
He did this for a year and a half without getting caught.
He made fake money that was so good, even experienced shopkeepers couldn't tell it was fake.
The police in Delhi found out about his operation and stopped it.
He was planning to start doing the same thing in Delhi too.
Nataraj Kanchan allegedly ran a sophisticated counterfeit currency operation from his Navi Mumbai residence for 18 months.
The gang flooded busy Mumbai markets with a massive volume of fake notes, evading detection by Mumbai Police and other security agencies.
The fake notes were reportedly so convincing that even experienced traders struggled to differentiate them from real ones.
The operation was uncovered by the Delhi Police Special Cell before the gang could expand its operations to Delhi.
The scale and sophistication of the operation made it one of the most alarming counterfeit currency rackets in recent years.
- Who
- Nataraj Kanchan
- What
- Ran a sophisticated counterfeit currency operation
- When
- For 18 months
- Where
- Navi Mumbai, Mumbai, with plans to expand to Delhi
- Why
- To flood markets with fake currency and evade detection
- Suspect
- Nataraj Kanchan
- Location
- Navi Mumbai, Mumbai
- Duration
- 18 months
- Operation Scale
- Massive volume of fake notes
- Detection Agency
- Delhi Police Special Cell
- Expansion Plans
- Delhi