India, Oct. 3 -- By Anamika Tiwari

Chandigarh [India], October 3 (ANI): The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch has busted an inter-state syndicate involved in printing and circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across northern states, recovering counterfeit currency worth Rs 24.27 lakh.

A total of 7,157 fake notes in Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations were seized, along with two vehicles, printers, ink bottles, cutters, and security thread embedded paper. Three key members of the racket identified as Gaurav Kumar alias Ranjit (34) from Himachal Pradesh, Vikram Meena alias Vicky (35) from Punjab, and Jitendra Sharma (42) from Rajasthan, were arrested during operations in Chandigarh, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, and Rajasthan.

The syndicate...