Jaipur: 23-year-old arrested for printing fake currency notes

JAIPUR: The crime branch of Jaipur police on Sunday arrested a youth involved in printing fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in Harmara area of the city.
Police said that the accused Rahul Singh Tanwar, 23, printed fake currency notes using a colour printer. Police, however, could only find a Rs 200 fake note from him.
The crime branch officials claimed that the accused in the past had printed several of these fake notes. He is accused of circulating illegal currency amongst local hawkers and vendors. A resident of Kadam Vihar locality near Benar road, Tanwar dropped out of class 12 and ran a small cafe near Kalwar road.
Tanwar told cops that there were two other persons involved with him in the racket. A crime branch official told TOI that the matter came to light when Sikar police caught a minor boy in a car near Ranoli on Friday.
“The minor was an employee of the accused. He was disgruntled because the accused did not pay him regularly. He fled in Tanwar’s car and was caught in Sikar. During the interrogation, the employee pleaded with cops that he was a small pawn whereas his master ran a bigger racket,” an official said, adding that based on the minor’s statements, Sikar police alerted the crime branch.
The crime branch then raided Tanwar’s FICN workshop and arrested him. Police said that efforts were made to arrest other suspects involved in the crime.
“The accused said he was printing forged notes since last year, prior to the first lockdown. He also said that he had distributed FICN of Rs 200 and Rs 50 amongst local vendors and hawkers,” an official said.