KARACHI: The district police have arrested three members of a gang involved in circulating fake currency in an organized manner through various petrol filling stations of the metropolis.
According to details, the Ferozabad Model Police Station arrested the accused from various petrol pumps of Karachi, where they were also found to be involved in tampering meters to steal petrol.
A police spokesperson informed that the arrested accused were receiving counterfeit money from Peshawar by parcels via courier service. The arrested accused have confessed that they were purchasing fake notes valuing Rs1 lac for 30,000 rupees of genuine currency.
The accused said, “When a customer paid them a Rs. 5000 note they return back remaining amount including a fake note of Rs 1000,” adding that mostly head cashiers and the lower staff of filling stations were involved in this practice.
The arrested accused further said that the practice of cheating and theft mostly committed at a petrol pump near the NIPA Chowrangi.
The district police recovered 1,85,000 rupees counterfeit currency notes from the possession of the arrested accused. Police teams also conducting raids to arrest other members of the gang.
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