Cong leader who circulated 4-cr worth fake notes
From CT correspondent
VITTAL : A local youth Congress leader Ashok alias Vijay Anand (34) was recently arrested by the police near the Bangalore airport on charges of possessing counterfeit currency.
The youth was arrested when he was returning from the airport after receiving a parcel sent to a BangaloreZP member from Chandigarh. The police who chased the youth riding his new bike grew suspicious when the youth tried to escape. He however was arrested when his bike met with an accident. The police recovered nearly Rs 6.5 lakh worth fake currency notes from him.
Later, counterfeit currency worth Rs 40,000 was also recovered from his house.
It has now been learnt that this person along with his accomplices had circulated fake notes worth Rs 4 crores in the last four year period.
The accused who was initially working in a private firm in Mangalore , later shifted his base to Bangalore where he indulged in illegal activity. It is learnt, he had circulated the fake notes in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. Already complaints had been lodged against him in Mangalore, Madikeri and Mumbai police stations on charges of circulating fake notes. Reports said the accused used to often return hometown only to distribute the fake notes to his accomplices who would circulate the same.
In the meantime, it has been learnt that his accomplices in Vittal have gone undergroud no sooner they received news of his arrest in Bangalore.
VITTAL : A local youth Congress leader Ashok alias Vijay Anand (34) was recently arrested by the police near the Bangalore airport on charges of possessing counterfeit currency.
The youth was arrested when he was returning from the airport after receiving a parcel sent to a BangaloreZP member from Chandigarh. The police who chased the youth riding his new bike grew suspicious when the youth tried to escape. He however was arrested when his bike met with an accident. The police recovered nearly Rs 6.5 lakh worth fake currency notes from him.
Later, counterfeit currency worth Rs 40,000 was also recovered from his house.
It has now been learnt that this person along with his accomplices had circulated fake notes worth Rs 4 crores in the last four year period.
The accused who was initially working in a private firm in Mangalore , later shifted his base to Bangalore where he indulged in illegal activity. It is learnt, he had circulated the fake notes in Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Chennai. Already complaints had been lodged against him in Mangalore, Madikeri and Mumbai police stations on charges of circulating fake notes. Reports said the accused used to often return hometown only to distribute the fake notes to his accomplices who would circulate the same.
In the meantime, it has been learnt that his accomplices in Vittal have gone undergroud no sooner they received news of his arrest in Bangalore.
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