LID OFF RACKET
Mateen Hafeez TNN
Mumbai: The anti-terrorism squad (ATS) arrested four persons for possessing and circulating counterfeit currency. The sleuths recovered fake currency with a face value of Rs 13.6 lakh from the arrested accused.
The suspects have been identified as Samid Shaikh (35), Dildar Haadi (45), Raifqul Raisuddin (23) and Pratap Chaudhury (24). While Haadi hails from Delhi, the other three are natives of Kolkata.
The accused have told the interrogators that they procured fake notes from one Gulam Murtuza, a Kolkata resident. Murtuza is a repeat offender and had been arrested thrice earlier for distributing counterfeit currency.
“Murtuza used to travel to Bangladesh thrice a month to get fake notes. He would pay Rs 32 for a fake note of Rs 100 denomination. He then sold the same to the arrested group for Rs 36 and the group in turn sold it to the distributors for Rs 40,” said ATS chief Rakesh Maria.
Raisuddin is a contract labourer in Nalasopara who even paid his employees in fake currency. “Raisuddin and Chaudhury are the main suppliers in Maharashtra,” said Maria.
The Times of India, December 1, 2010
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