Ahmedabad News: Actor Anupam Kher expressed his disbelief after an Ahmedabad trader was defrauded with fake Rs 500 notes that featured his image instead of Mahatma Gandhi. "My photo instead of Mahatma Gandhi's on a Rs 500 note??? Kuch bhi ho sakta hai (Anything can happen)," Kher wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter), sharing a video report about the incident.

The victim, Mehul Thakkar, a bullion trader, filed a complaint at the Navrangpura police station on September 24. He reported that one of his employees was approached by fraudsters regarding a deal involving 2,100 grams of gold, valued at Rs1.6 crore. The suspects delivered Rs 1.3 crore in cash, promising to pay the remaining Rs 30 lakh the next day. However, after handing over the gold, they vanished, leaving Thakkar to realise that all the cash was counterfeit.

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According to police, Thakkar was first contacted by Prashant Patel, a jewellery shop manager with whom he has a long-standing business relationship. Patel informed Thakkar that the buyer could not transfer the full amount immediately and would instead provide Rs 1.3 crore in cash.

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On September 24, Thakkar's employee, Joshi, delivered the gold to a temporary office set up by the suspects just two days earlier. They handed over 26 bundles of cash and asked Joshi to count the money using a machine while they stepped out to collect the remaining amount. It was only once they had disappeared that Joshi discovered the notes were adorned with Anupam Kher's likeness.

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Police are currently reviewing CCTV footage to locate the suspects, who are still at large. A police officer noted, "This is a unique case of counterfeit currency with a Bollywood twist. We are working diligently to identify and apprehend the culprits."


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