STATE TIMES NEWS
Jammu: Police on Saturday busted a gang involved in printing of fake currency and arrested two people, recovering fake banknotes with face value of nearly Rs four lakh in different denominations in Jammu region.
Two persons have been arrested and Rs 3.98 lakh in fake currency has been recovered from them apart from a printer and cutter here, thereby busting the racket, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Jammu zone S D Singh Jamwal told reporters on Saturday.
He said that the arrested people have been identified as Amandeep Singh of Simbal Camp (R S Pura) and Romesh Kumar alias Doctor alias Sahil of R S Pura.
He said that one HP Deskjet Ink Advantage 2520 HC all-in-one printer with lead adopter, 184 fake currency notes in denomination of Rs 2,000 and 68 fake notes in denomination of Rs 500, two scales and one cutter were recovered from them.
”Acting on a tip off, one Amandeep Singh, son of Kirpal Singh of Simbal Morh, Ranbir Singh Pura was arrested last night from his native place in Miran Sahib village,” said IGP.
”During a course of investigation, the accused broke down and confessed involvement of his accomplice identified as Romesh Kumar alias Doctor alias Sahil, son of Bhajan Lal, resident of Chak Bhala, Tehsil R S Pura,” said the top cop.
He added that he was presently putting up at Deshmesh Nagar, Satwari and said, ”two fake currency notes of denomination Rs 2000 was also recovered from his possession and thus the total amount recovered was Rs 3.94 lakh”.
A case has been registered and investigation is on, he said.
As per the investigation, the fake currency has not reached the market as they were only printing it when the arrests were made, the IGP said.
Their aim was to hit the economy of Jammu and Kashmir and the country, he said adding that the militant infrastructure is in place across the border and police and security forces are jointly working to ensure alertness and effective security set up in the hinterland and along the border in the state.
Singh said that Romesh Kumar was earlier also involved in criminal related activities and was a history-sheeter.
On drugs menace, the IGP said, ”it is really a matter of concern but we have a planned strategy tackle drugs abuse.”
”It is another form of terrorism (narco-terrorism) but we need to fight it collectively,” said Singh. He further said that apart from counseling and drug de-addiction centres, other agencies are also enforced to curb the tentacles of drugs across the state.
He however, said that Pakistan is using drugs as a medium to spoil young minds in Jammu and Kashmir but there nefarious designs will be countered.
On security along borders in the region, the top cop said, ”time to time reports of launching pads across the border are there and terrorists miss no chance of attempting to sneak into the Indian Territory but security forces are on alert, maintaining vigil and will never allow them to succeed in their plan of disrupting peace in the state.”
“Pakistan is always trying to smuggle in drugs into Jammu and Kashmir as it is the border point but the security agency are active and alert to foil their designs,” he said adding “I appeal to the youth to avoid use of drugs and foil the designs of Pakistan”.
