A Swaminarayan sadhu, others arrested in fake currency case

A Swaminarayan sadhu, others arrested in fake currency case

Kheda: Crime Branch of Surat Police on Saturday evening arrested Radha Raman Swami of Swaminarayan temle in Sukhi ni muvadi village near Galteshwar in Central Gujarat.

He is accused of printing fake currency notes. Police has recovered 5,013 fake currency notes of Rs. 2000. According to initial probe, fake currency notes were printed in a room in under construction ashram in Ambav.

The others arrested include Pratip Chodvadia, Kalu Chopra, Mohan Vaghurde and Pravin Jeram Chopra.

Crime Branch had arrested a youth with fake notes who revealed larger network originating at Swaminarayan temple.

Radha Raman Swami was in possession of fake currency notes of Rs. 50 lakh value.