Stephen Kayyar
Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod (NM)
Kasargod, Aug 27: In a developing case of investigation on counterfeit notes, Neeleshwara police circle inspector K Sunil Kumar led team raided accused Usman's house and reportedly recovered fake currency worth Rs 1.8 lac on Sunday August 26.
The police have succeeded to get more information from Usman of Bantwal during the custodial interrogation. According to available sources Chetan, hailing from Udupi considered as the master mind of fake currency circulations around Kasargod and Dakshina Kannada. He is the driver of Moideen Haji who is operating the racket from Dubai.
Admitting the the crime to the police, he said that Moideen Haji of Udupi, presently residing in Dubai, had sent a bag full of fake currency to him which he had given to Chetan on prior deal.
“I handed over the bag to Chetan near the airport premises, which had fake currency worth Rs 24 lacs. There was another bag of fake currency worth Rs 6 lacs. I handed it to Abdul Jabbar of Kaidakkad” Usman revealed during the cross interrogation, according to police sources.
However, police sources say that the information received from Usman seems suspicious, and added that Chetan i is said to be absconding in Bangalore. WIth this regard, the team has been conducting investigations in Bangalore, Mangalore and Udupi, indicating the fake currency racket has kept Dakshina Kannada as the centre focus of their business.
It is learnt that Abdul Jabbar of Kasargod, Usman of Bantwal and Chetan of Udupi had recently come down to the city from gulf countries.
Earlier daijiworld had reported that, accused Usman arrived from Dubai with two luggages containing fake currency of Rs 24 lacs and Rs 6 lacs respectively. Usman reportedly passed through Mangalore airport and handed over one bag to Abdul Jabbar. It is now confirmed that the other bag was handed over to Chetan who was waiting for Usman outside the airport.
If police are able to locate Chetan, then the racket will be exposed and put an end to it.