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Joint Police Raid in Rajasthan Busts ₹12.20 Lakh Counterfeit Currency Ring

Investigators traced the scheme via courier records, with CCTV tying parcels from Bakani to the suspects.

Overview

  • Jhalawar District Special Team and Chandigarh Police arrested Jitendra Sharma and Rajni Sharma in a late-night raid at Jhalrapatan’s Chandravati Growth Centre.
  • Officers seized fake ₹500 notes worth ₹12.20 lakh along with a laptop, colour printer, cutter, ink, printing paper and a screen frame imager.
  • The couple, originally from Ujjain, had rented the location for months under false identities while dispatching consignments through couriers.
  • The probe followed the September 29 Chandigarh arrests of Gaurav and Vikram with 2,038 fake ₹500 notes valued at about ₹10.19 lakh.
  • The suspects and seized material were transferred to Chandigarh Police, which registered the case and is examining links to a wider syndicate.