Raipur police arrest two more in ₹4-crore ‘black currency’ scam, total held reaches 11
Raipur
Raipur police on Sunday arrested two more members of an interstate gang in connection with a multi-crore “wash and wash” black currency fraud registered at Telibandha police station.
With these fresh arrests, the total number of accused held in the case has reached 11.
A joint team of the Anti-Crime and Cyber Unit (ACCU) and Telibandha police arrested the duo, identified as Ramayan Singh alias Abhishek Singh (39) and Deepak Singh (46), both residents of Palghar district near Mumbai.
Police had earlier arrested nine persons—Kanij Fatma alias Bhawna Pandey, Deepika Paliwal, Gyan Prakash Srivastava alias Yogi, Praveen Kumar Srivastava alias Captain, Manoj Kumar Srivastava alias Bade Sir, Vivek Singh, Shubham Pandey, Yogendra Chauhan, and Balmukund Dixit.
During the earlier operation, officers seized over ₹4 crore in cash, 20 mobile phones, ATM cards, note-sized black paper sheets, glass plates, and related documents. The total valuation of the seized items stands at around ₹4.02 crore.
Investigation revealed the involvement of the two Mumbai residents after technical analysis and digital forensics of the seized mobile devices. Police tracked the suspects down to their hideouts using digital surveillance before taking them into custody.
The accused have been booked under Sections 318(4) and 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Further investigation is underway to trace other potential linkages in the network.
