Highlights

  • Fake ₹500 notes featuring Anupam Kher used to scam a gold trader out of ₹1.3 crore
  • Mehul Thakkar, the victim, files a police complaint; culprits still at large
  • Actor Anupam Kher's witty response goes viral

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Anupam Kher Replaces Mahatma Gandhi On ₹500 Currency Notes: Scam That Stunned Ahmedabad

In a bizarre scam, counterfeit ₹500 notes featuring Anupam Kher’s face were used to dupe an Ahmedabad gold trader out of ₹1.3 crore. Anupam’s witty reaction went viral, while police are tracking the culprits through CCTV footage.

Anupam Kher Replaces Mahatma Gandhi On ₹500 Currency Notes: Scam That Stunned Ahmedabad

Fake 500 rupee notes featuring Anupam Kher instead of Mahatma Gandhi? Sounds like a joke, right? But this bizarre scam in Ahmedabad is no laughing matter. Stay with us to find out how it happened!

Actor Anupam Kher was just as surprised as the rest of us when he found out that scammers used counterfeit ₹500 notes with his face on them to con a gold trader out of a whopping ₹1.3 crore!

The victim, gold trader Mehul Thakkar, was duped by these fake notes. He immediately filed a police complaint, and now, law enforcement is working hard to track down the culprits using CCTV footage.

Anupam Kher himself reacted to the incident in a lighthearted manner, posting on social media: 'Five hundred rupee notes with my face instead of Gandhi’s? Anything can happen!' His witty response quickly went viral, proving that humor can turn even the weirdest situations into internet gold.

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