Surat police arrested three individuals at the Niyal check post in Surat for possessing 63,872 fake notes of ₹200 and ₹500 denomination. These individuals had reportedly come from Mumbai to deliver the fake currency. One more person is still wanted in this case, and the police have launched an investigation to track him down.

According to police sources, the Saroli police staff was on surveillance on Saturday evening when three men were spotted walking from the Niyal check post towards Surat. The individuals were identified as Dattatray Rokde, Gulshan Gugale, and Rahul Vishwakarma.

They were carrying a bag full of money, and upon suspicion, the police staff stopped them. Upon searching the bag, the police found fake notes, which were hidden beneath some genuine currency notes. Below those, fake “Children’s Bank of India” notes were also found.

The police also seized three mobile phones from the suspects.

The fake money was folded in a plastic bag. The authorities found 86 genuine ₹500 notes, 42 genuine ₹200 notes, and 42,914 fake ₹500 notes, as well as 20,958 fake ₹200 notes.

Upon interrogation, one of the accused, Rokde, revealed that he was contacted by Rahul Kela, a resident of Ahmednagar, Maharashtra. Kela had informed him that a large consignment of fake money had arrived, and he was instructed to hide the fake notes under the real ones and deliver the money at Surat railway station.

Rokade was promised a huge profit for doing so. Kela had promised a commission of ₹10,000 for the delivery. The three suspects were handed the bag of money around 9.30 pm at Vile Parle bus station.

The accused traveled to Surat by bus, alighting at the Niyal check post, from where they began walking towards Surat, where the police intercepted them.

These three individuals have been arrested, and the investigation for the fourth individual, Rahul Kela, is ongoing.

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