Mangalore: Cable Santhu, Kingpin Behind 2008 Fake Note Case Arrested


Mangalore: Cable Santhu, Kingpin Behind 2008 Fake Note Case Arrested
Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (SB)

 
Mangalore, Nov 3: Immigration officials nabbed kingpin of the fake note case detected in March 2008 by the officers of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), regional unit, recently and at present is lodged in district prison here. 

The arrested has been identified as Santhosh Karkala alias Cable Santhu alias Rohith alias Moideen S K. He was absconding ever since the detection of the case on March 18, 2008 of smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of notional value of Rs 2 lac and evaded arrest from various law enforcing agencies like DRI, Police and Corps of Detectives. However, when Santhosh decided to visit India secretly through Cochin Airport in the early hours of Friday October 27, he was detained by immigration officials and handed over to the DRI officers. The COD officials detained him under COFEPOSA. 


On March 18, 2008, DRI detected fake notes concealed in a tea powder packet and kept inside a courier parcel sent from Dubai to Mangalore by Santhosh, son of late Gangadhar, Salmara Karkala as it was found out through investigations. The said fake notes were seized and the receivers of the same, Mohammed Shabir, son of late Abdul Khader and Mayyadi, son of Aboobaker were arrested. Subsequently, Mohammed Asif, son of late Abdul Razak was also arrested. All the three offenders were residents of Kettikal, Tiruvail village, Vamanjoor here and presently lodged in the distrct prison facing trial in the fast track court-1, stated a release from DRI.

  

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  • opasser, Mangalore

    Wed, Nov 04 2009

    Since the business is illegal, there is no surprise if a person assumes different names for convinience.

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  • Sourya Prakasha, Permude

    Wed, Nov 04 2009

    "The arrested has been identified as Santhosh Karkala alias Cable Santhu alias Rohith alias Moideen S K" " Santhosh, son of late Gangadhar, Salmara Karkala " ????!!!!

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