New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Crime Branch said it had recovered 5,000 counterfeit ₹20 coins with an approximate face value of ₹1 lakh in an operation involving four accused in an alleged coin-manufacturing and supply racket.
The coins were packed in 50 pouches and were being transported by a carrier, according to the police account. Investigators traced the supply chain to Zirakpur.
Police said three other alleged members of the network, including the suspected manufacturer and his associates, were brought from Saharanpur Jail. The WR-I operation was led by Inspector Ashish Sharma under ACP Raj Kumar and the supervision of DCP Harsh Indora.
