Inspired by web series ‘Farzi, 22-year-old student operates fake currency racket from rented room in Ghaziabad

DCP (Outer North Delhi) Nidhin Valsan Tuesday said 919 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of the denomination of Rs 500 and 621 A4 size sheets of fake Rs 500 notes printed connected them — a full look worth of Rs 17.01 lakh — were seized, on with a stamp of Gandhi for making watermarks.

The raiding squad led by Inspector Pawan Yadav, nether the supervision of ACP Yash Pal Singh, besides recovered a laptop, a colour printer, 2 laminators, a paper-cutting machine, 9 bundles of A4 size papers, 1 insubstantial pressing machine, and different instrumentality utilized for the amerciable operation.

Inside Sharma’s room, constabulary recovered a trove of counterfeit currency material. A constabulary root said Anurag, who had allegedly supplied fake currency of look worth of Rs 80 lakh to Vikash alone, had allegedly been printing notes for the past six months successful his flat.

The constabulary root claimed the accused has purportedly circulated fake currency amounting to crores by mixing them with existent notes crossed aggregate states, including Delhi, UP, Rajasthan, and Haryana.

During preliminary investigation, constabulary learnt that the landlord, a lawyer, who had rented the level to Anurag seeing his pupil background, was unaware of the illicit operations of his tenant, the root claimed.

According to police, Anurag, who hails from Mirganj successful UP’s Bareilly, was inspired by the Farzi web series, which tells the communicative of an artist-turned-counterfeiter. In the show, the protagonist Sunny, played by Shahid Kapoor, is simply a young creator who creates fake wealth to combat his fiscal struggles.

The DCP said the breakthrough came connected November 14, erstwhile acting connected a tip-off, the Special Staff arrested Vikash portion recovering a container containing counterfeit notes of look worth of Rs 3.39 lakh adjacent the SDM bureau successful Naya Bans village.

“The different two, Satyam and Sachin, hailing from Gonda successful Uttar Pradesh, were arrested the adjacent day. The probe subsequently led to the apprehension of Sharma from his rented level connected November 18,” the serviceman said.

DCP Valsan said, “Investigation is ongoing, with constabulary moving to uncover much astir Anurag’s proviso networks and imaginable connections to different counterfeiting gangs.”