New Delhi, The Delhi Police busted a counterfeit coin manufacturing and supply racket with the arrest of four people, including the alleged kingpin, and recovered fake ₹ 20 coins worth around ₹ 1 lakh, an officer said on Sunday.
Further investigation revealed that Luthra was allegedly shifting his manufacturing unit from Sonipat in Haryana to Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh following Jain’s arrest, police said. After obtaining production warrants, five accused were brought from Saharanpur Jail and produced before a court in Delhi. Following interrogation, Luthra, Anurag Pal alias Lankesh and Janardan Kumar Chaurasia alias Santosh were formally arrested in the case. A case was registered at the crime branch police station.
A police team intercepted a car driven by Paras Jain and recovered ₹ 5,000 counterfeit ₹ 20 coins packed in 50 polythene pouches from a bag on the rear seat, police said. “The coins had a total face value of ₹ 1 lakh.
An iPhone, a laptop bag and the vehicle allegedly used for transporting the consignment were also seized,” a senior police officer said. “Luthra and his associates were subsequently apprehended by the Saharanpur police’s Special Operations Group while shifting the unit,” the officer said. Two other accused, Kuldeep and Himanshu alias Gullu, were also interrogated, but their involvement was not established prima facie, police said.
