Saharanpur PNB: NIA Arrests Two ‘Main Conspirators’ in ₹17.29-Cr Fake Currency Case
- On Thursday, the National Investigation Agency arrested Ajay Kumar from Ambala in Haryana on October 16 and Harish Rounta from Manali in Himachal Pradesh in connection with the Rs 17.29 crore fake currency case at the Punjab National Bank Currency Chest in Saharanpur.
- Sadar Bazar Police Station in Saharanpur uncovered the counterfeit scheme on August 29 after receiving credible information about fake Indian currency notes worth Rs 17.29 crore stored in the bank chest. Police registered the case under Section 178 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Three bank employees were suspended following an internal inquiry, while the NIA re-registered the case on September 3 after the agency took over from local police. Five individuals had been arrested earlier in the investigation.
- The NIA alleged the two suspects were involved in the "illegal printing and supplying of a huge quantity of fake Indian currency notes" which reached the Saharanpur facility through other accused persons in the conspiracy.
- Ajay Kumar and Harish Rounta are close associates of accused Adesh Choudhary, who is implicated in the broader conspiracy to place counterfeit Indian currency notes within the Punjab National Bank Currency Chest.
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Saharanpur PNB: NIA arrests two ‘main conspirators’ in ₹17.29-cr fake currency case
The NIA identified the two as main conspirators in the production and supply of a large quantity of fake Indian currency notes. It said they were close associates of arrested accused Adesh Choudhary and others allegedly involved in placing counterfeit notes in the PNB currency chest at Civil Lines, Saharanpur.
The NIA has arrested Ajay Kumar and Harish Rauta in connection with the discovery of counterfeit currency worth ₹17.29 crore from the Saharanpur PNB currency chest. Both are considered the main accused in the case. The agency is investigating the entire network. Read the full story.
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