'Farzi'-Like Case in Pune: Youths Allegedly Inspired by Shahid Kapoor's Web Series Caught With Fake Notes (Watch Video)

Three youths from the Hinjawadi area in Maharashtra's Pune were arrested by the police on Friday for allegedly printing and circulating counterfeit Indian currency notes. The police said that the youths were influenced by the popular OTT show ‘Farzi’, starring Bollywood actor Shahid Kapoor, who plays a counterfeiter in the series. The accused have been identified as Abhishek Rajendra Kakade (20) and Omkar Ramakrishna Tekam (18), both residents of Maan near Hinjawadi and a 17-year-old minor. The police seized fake notes of Rs 500 and Rs 200 denominations, along with a printer, a scanner and a laptop, from their possession. Sex Racket Busted in Pune: Police Bust Prostitution Racket Run by Thai Woman in Koregaon Park, Rescue Two Victims.

'Farzi'-Like Case in Pune

महाराष्ट्र के पिंपरी चिंचवाड़ में पुलिस ने 2 लोगो को नकली नोट बनाने के आरोप में गिरफ्तार किया.

दोनो आरोपी अपने घर में ही 500 के नकली नोट छाप रहे है.

पुलिस ने आरोपी के घर से प्रिंटर और 1.50 लाख के नकली नोट बरामद किए है.#Maharashtra pic.twitter.com/DhHDAweRGm

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