Rajasthan Crime News: Udaipur's Pratap Nagar Police has busted a gang of counterfeit currency. Fake currency worth Rs 36.70 lakh and printer, cutter have also been recovered from the gang. The gang used note paper sheets, printer and cutter to make counterfeit notes. Police arrested seven members of the gang. Superintendent of Police Yogesh Goyal said that the action was taken on the basis of input. Police had received information that counterfeit notes were being made in Prakash Lakhara's house in Vaishali Nagar.

Tenants Ronak Rataliya, Rahul Lohar and Ajay Bharti are involved in making fake notes. Police raided the house and caught all three. During the raid, fake notes and equipment were recovered from the spot. Information about other members of the gang was obtained during interrogation of Rahul Lohar.

Taking action, the police arrested Lakhan alias Kalu, Sameer Mansuri, Shahzad Shah from Madhya Pradesh and Bablu from Bhilwara. Fake notes worth Rs 10 lakh 20 thousand were recovered from them. The bundle of fake notes is of Rs 500 each. The kingpin of the gang is Rahul Lohar. Rahul Lohar wanted to become a millionaire soon. He had also told his family a lie about working in the Merchant Navy.

Seven members of fake currency making gang arrested

In the greed of becoming rich quickly, Rahul Lohar started associating with economic criminals. He met Ganesh Lal Chaudhary, a fraudster from Bhilwara. He told Ganesh Lal about the plan to print fake notes. Rahul Lohar ordered a printing machine, colour printer, sheets of note paper, cutter through Ganesh Lal Chaudhary. After getting the equipment, Rahul Lohar involved other friends in making fake notes. The police exposed the gang before the fake notes reached the market. The accused have been identified as Rahul Lohar, Ronak Rataliya, Ajay Bharti, Bablu alias Sameer Jat, Shahzad Shah, Sameer Mansuri and Lakhan alias Kalu.