Overview
- Counterfeit postal stamps with a face value of ₹27.84 lakh were seized, adding to evidence gathered during the latest arrests in Delhi and Ghaziabad.
- The seized fakes depicted national figures and symbols, including Mother Teresa, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, APJ Abdul Kalam, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Rabindranath Tagore and the Ashoka emblem.
- The case began with a September 12, 2025 complaint by a Mumbai GPO postal inspector, prompting a BNS-registered probe using technical and financial forensics.
- Arrests unfolded across states: one in Mumbai on September 19, two in Bihar on October 16, and two more on February 8 in Delhi and Ghaziabad after a 14-day surveillance operation.
- Police report that the syndicate shipped fakes to multiple states via courier services and that more suspects remain at large as raids continue.