Crime Branch slammed for shabby probe in fake currency case

Slamming the Crime Branch officials for not investigating a fake currency case properly, a Delhi court said: “Fake currency is a blot on the economy of any country. Just because of the lackadaisical attitude of the investigating agency, the racket involved in such a serious offence remained unexposed.”

Additional Sessions Judge Sukhvinder Kaur then directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) to take appropriate action against the defaulting officials for their attitude because of which prime culprits involved in supplying fake currency to three convicts escaped justice.

According to cops, the Crime Branch of Delhi Police (North) received a tip-off that one Ram Prasad was engaged in circulating fake currency across the NCR. A decoy customer then struck a deal with Prasad, who promised to give a total of Rs 2.10 lakh fake Indian currency in exchange of Rs 1.5 lakh.

Accordingly, Prasad was arrested on August 5, 2010, and fake currency was seized from his possession. During interrogation, he revealed that he procured the notes from one Vikas Chaudhary, who along with a Panditji from Noida, used to get the notes from Kolkata.

Chaudhary was arrested a day later, with Rs 2.99 lakh fake currency seized from his possession. He revealed that he, …read more