Man from Gujarat caught with fake notes worth ₹77,100
3 months, 1 week ago

Man from Gujarat caught with fake notes worth ₹77,100

Hindustan Times  

The Samartha police on Friday midnight arrested Gujarat resident Gaurav Rampratap Savita, 24, from a place near Apollo Theatre and Untade Maruti Mandir for possessing 142 counterfeit notes of ₹500 denomination and 61 counterfeit notes of ₹100 denomination worth ₹77,100. Samartha police station incharge inspector Uttam Gite said that the accused is a BCom graduate. We are trying to piece together the details.” Samartha police station incharge inspector Uttam Gite said that the accused is a BCom graduate. Section 179 stipulates using as genuine, forged or counterfeit coin, government stamp, currency-notes or bank notes while Section 180 states about possession of forged or counterfeit coin, government stamp, currency-notes or bank notes.

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Two held in Surat with fake currency notes supplied from Bangladesh
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Two held in Surat with fake currency notes supplied from Bangladesh

Deccan Chronicle  

Surat: Two persons were arrested in Gujarat's Surat city with "high quality" Fake Indian Currency Notes with a face value of Rs 9,000, allegedly supplied from Bangladesh, police said Monday. Lathidadiya bought FICN with a face value of Rs 6 lakh from a wanted accused from West Bengal for Rs 2 lakh, and the latter had procured the notes from …

Rs 1.06 crore counterfeit notes seized, five arrested in Andhra
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rs 1.06 crore counterfeit notes seized, five arrested in Andhra

New Indian Express  

RAJAMAHENDRAVARAM: The East Godavari Police busted a gang involved in the printing and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes. Five individuals were arrested in connection with the case, and counterfeit currency with a face value of Rs 1,06,58,000 was recovered from them. In addition to the counterfeit currency, the police also recovered a car, five mobile phones, a computer and …

Man caught with ₹11.10 lakh counterfeit currency notes
2 months ago

Man caught with ₹11.10 lakh counterfeit currency notes

The Hindu  

A 38-year-old man was found in possession of ₹11.10 lakh counterfeit currency notes of ₹500 denominations in Bazaar Ghat area of Nampally by the Central Zone Task Force team and the Nampally police. The accused, Pabbati Murali Krishna, who was nabbed from a tiffin centre, has a history of involvement in multiple counterfeit currency cases since 2018, said the DCP …

Telangana Police busts fake currency racket in Kamareddy, arrests six accused
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Telangana Police busts fake currency racket in Kamareddy, arrests six accused

India TV News  

In a major success, Telangana Police busted a fake currency racket and arrested six people in connection with the case in the Koyya Gutta area under the Banswada Town police station limits of the Kamareddy district, officials said on Saturday. According to the police, the arrested accused have been identified as Kadapatri Rajagopal Rao, Hussain Peera, Kolavar Kiran Kumar, Kesrole …

Rs 56.9 lakh counterfeit notes found, 6 arrested as fake currency racket busted
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rs 56.9 lakh counterfeit notes found, 6 arrested as fake currency racket busted

India Today  

In a major breakthrough, Telangana Police busted a fake currency racket in Kamareddy district on Friday, December 13. The Banswada Town Police intercepted a car during a vehicle check near Koyyagutta, seizing Rs 30 lakh in counterfeit currency and arrested three suspects, Kadapathri Rajagopal, Kolavar Kiran Kumar, and Ramesh Goud. Police raided the penthouse and seized Rs 26.9 lakh in …

Gujarat: Four held with fake Indian currency notes worth over Rs 2 crore in Surat
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Gujarat: Four held with fake Indian currency notes worth over Rs 2 crore in Surat

India TV News  

Gujarat: At least four persons were arrested in Surat with fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 2.57 crore, a police official said today. The four accused, three of whom are from Ahilyanagar in neighbouring Maharashtra, were walking with three bags when they were apprehended at a check post in Saroli on Saturday evening, the official said. …

Four Arrested in Gujarat for Printing Counterfeit Australian Dollars
4 months ago

Four Arrested in Gujarat for Printing Counterfeit Australian Dollars

Deccan Chronicle  

Ahmedabad police on Friday have arrested four individuals, including a resident of Australia, for operating a counterfeit currency racket in a warehouse in the Vatva area of Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The group was involved in printing fake Australian dollars, reportedly intending to smuggle the counterfeit notes abroad. Authorities seized counterfeit Australian banknotes worth approximately AUD 50,000, along with sophisticated printing equipment …

Indian-origin Australian businessman held for printing fake dollars in Gujarat
4 months ago

Indian-origin Australian businessman held for printing fake dollars in Gujarat

India Today  

Gujarat Police has cracked down on a fake currency racket, arresting four individuals, including the mastermind, Maulik Patel, an Indian-origin Australian citizen. After incurring significant losses in his transport business, he came up with the idea of printing Australian dollars here in India, said a senior official of the Ahmedabad police’s Special Operation Group, reported news agency PTI. Police kept …

Tirupati: Fake currency racket busted, 4 held
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Tirupati: Fake currency racket busted, 4 held

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupati: Puttur police have busted a fake currency racket in Tirupati and arrested four persons involved in printing and circulating counterfeit notes. The accused, identified as Ramesh, his wife Sandhya, their adopted daughter Esha and their associate Munikrishna Rao, were apprehended while being caught during the exchange of fake currency in Puttur town. They procured the required printing equipment locally …

High Court Rejects Plea, Holds That Testimony of Police Officer is Not Infallible
4 months, 4 weeks ago

High Court Rejects Plea, Holds That Testimony of Police Officer is Not Infallible

Live Law  

The Kerala High Court has ruled that the testimony of a police officer cannot be discarded solely because he belongs to the police force. The court emphasized that the presumption that every person acts honestly applies to a police officer, and that mere belonging to the force does not taint the validity of their testimony. The court also noted that …

Beed police arrest two from Pune who planned to circulate fake notes
6 months, 1 week ago

Beed police arrest two from Pune who planned to circulate fake notes

Hindustan Times  

Beed police detective branch arrested two suspects from Pune who were involved in a counterfeit currency scam in Beed. Police investigation revealed that the two accused had planned to circulate counterfeit currency notes in Pune via college admission fees. As per the deal between him and Kshirsagar, for each lot of counterfeit currency notes worth ₹ 4 lakh, Gaikwad would …

25 years on, man cleared of possessing counterfeit US dollars
6 months, 3 weeks ago

25 years on, man cleared of possessing counterfeit US dollars

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: The sessions court last week acquitted a city resident who was arrested for possessing counterfeit US dollars 25 years ago. However, later, despite the prosecution’s efforts, which included issuing summons, bailable and non-bailable warrants and a proclamation, Joseph remained untraceable since 2000. The prosecution admitted that they had no conclusive evidence to verify the authenticity of the seized notes …

Haryana: Six held with ₹13.66 lakh in fake currency notes
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana: Six held with ₹13.66 lakh in fake currency notes

Hindustan Times  

Six members of a gang involved in printing and circulating fake currency notes were arrested after raids at Yamunanagar and Panchkula districts, said CIA-1 unit of the Yamunanagar police on Saturday. The police seized fake currency notes worth ₹13.66 lakh, a printer, a laptop and plain papers during the raids. An amount of ₹91,200 in fake currency notes was recovered …

Delhi Police bust fake currency racket, 2 held
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi Police bust fake currency racket, 2 held

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi Police special cell has arrested two members of an international Indian fake currency notes racket, that procured fake Indian banknotes from Pakistan and smuggled them into the country via Nepal or Bangladesh, officers aware of the matter said on Sunday. The arrested accused were nabbed with fake currency notes with a face value of ₹ 2.91 lakh, police …

Odisha: Fraudster held for duping man of Rs 10L
1 year ago

Odisha: Fraudster held for duping man of Rs 10L

New Indian Express  

CUTTACK: Mangalabag police on Saturday arrested a person for his alleged involvement in duping a man of Rs 10 lakh by giving him counterfeit notes. Additional DCP Anil Mishra said police began investigation after Manash Barik of Rausapatana lodged a complaint on August 2 last year alleging he was duped of Rs 10 lakh by one Saroj Jena and his …

Probe agency NIA raids multiple locations in 4 states, busts fake currency racket
1 year, 4 months ago

Probe agency NIA raids multiple locations in 4 states, busts fake currency racket

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency conducted raids on Saturday across four states, uncovering a network involved in the production and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes. The raids targeted individuals suspected of being part of a larger conspiracy to traffic fake currency notes across borders and promote its circulation in various states of India. The suspects included Rahul Tanaji Patil in …

Rajasthan: Fake currency notes worth Rs 1.97 crore seized in Jodhpur ahead of Assembly polls
1 year, 4 months ago

Rajasthan: Fake currency notes worth Rs 1.97 crore seized in Jodhpur ahead of Assembly polls

India TV News  

Rajasthan: Fake currency worth Rs 1.97 crore has been seized from poll-bound Rajasthan. The cops first took action assuming that the money was real but later realised they were fake as currency notes had similar serial numbers. A team comprising of ACP and 10 police officers has been formed to find out the sources of the fake currency notes and …

Bengaluru Police busts gang circulating fake Indian currency notes; three held
1 year, 8 months ago

Bengaluru Police busts gang circulating fake Indian currency notes; three held

Hindustan Times  

The city police has busted an inter-state counterfeiting network with the arrest of three men and seized 1,307 fake Indian currency notes of ₹500 denomination with a face value of ₹6.53 lakh from them, officials said on Monday. The arrests were made after secret information was received at Cottonpet police station about the circulation of fake Indian currency notes by …

Gang pays ₹25,000 for fake currency with face value of ₹1 lakh, caught by Bengaluru police
1 year, 8 months ago

Gang pays ₹25,000 for fake currency with face value of ₹1 lakh, caught by Bengaluru police

The Hindu  

Cottonpet police busted an inter-State fake currency racket and arrested three persons red-handed with 1,307 fake currency notes of ₹500 denomination adding up to ₹6.5 lakh. They were caught red-handed with the notes near the skywalk at city railway station on July 28 by a police team led by Balaraj G. Investigations revealed that Saravanan used to source the fake …

Data | ₹2,000 Banknotes: A fading presence as RBI decides to withdraw from circulation
1 year, 9 months ago

Data | ₹2,000 Banknotes: A fading presence as RBI decides to withdraw from circulation

The Hindu  

The Reserve Bank of India ’s move to withdraw ₹2,000 banknotes from circulation on May 19, 2023, was a stark reminder of the ghosts of demonetisation.In a press release, the central bank justified the move by stating that the banknote, which was introduced to meet the currency requirement after ₹500 and ₹1,000 banknotes were withdrawn in November 2016, had fulfilled …

This is what RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has to say about fake ₹2,000 notes
1 year, 10 months ago

This is what RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has to say about fake ₹2,000 notes

Live Mint  

The security features of new Indian currency notes have not been compromised, says Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event, Das assured that the security features of high value notes has not been breached so far. Das said that the ₹2,000 currency notes were introduced for remonetisation or quickly replenishing the …

Property worth Rs 94 lakh of Sazia, accused in fake currency racket seized in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh
2 years, 1 month ago

Property worth Rs 94 lakh of Sazia, accused in fake currency racket seized in Amroha, Uttar Pradesh

Op India  

The property of a man, accused of being involved in printing fake currency notes, was confiscated by Uttar Pradesh Police in the Amroha district. According to police, the property worth Rs 94 lakh was seized on the order of the district magistrate. The owner of the seized property, Sazia alias Sanju, was accused of printing fake currency notes as well …

Mumbai Police arrests 33-year-old painter for printing fake banknotes, probe underway
2 years, 2 months ago

Mumbai Police arrests 33-year-old painter for printing fake banknotes, probe underway

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The saga of fake note-related scandals continues to grow across India. On Monday, the Mumbai Police arrested a 33-year-old artist who was allegedly involved in printing fake Rs 200 denomination banknotes. As reported by the news agency ANI, the Malvani division of the Mumbai Police seized several fake Rs 200 notes which have a face value of around …

CCB sleuths bust gang that duped people with fake loans
2 years, 2 months ago

CCB sleuths bust gang that duped people with fake loans

The Hindu  

Sleuths from Central Crime Branch have busted a gang that was cheating people by promising them large amount of loans and giving them counterfeit currency notes. Police have seized counterfeit currency notes of face value of ₹1.28 crore from the gang. Acting on a tip off that the gang had been transporting counterfeit currency notes in a bus, CCB sleuths …

Pensioners in Prakasam district get fake notes
2 years, 3 months ago

Pensioners in Prakasam district get fake notes

Deccan Chronicle  

Tirupathi: Presence of counterfeit currency in social security pensions provided to beneficiaries in Prakasam district has caused quite a stir on Sunday, prompting officials to order an inquiry into the matter. The fake currency got noticed first at Narasayapalem in Yerragondapalem mandal when a beneficiary of Scheduled Caste Colony went to a shop with the pension money he received from …

Mathura Police busts interstate fake currency racket linked to China
2 years, 3 months ago

Mathura Police busts interstate fake currency racket linked to China

Op India  

Officials of the Government Railway Police, Mathura, have busted an interstate gang involved in printing fake currency notes using equipment imported from China. Officials recovered fake currencies worth Rs 21,000, half-printed fake notes, equipment for printing fake notes valued an estimated value of Rs 7 lakh and other materials. Raunak’s name came to the fore on December 9, when Mathura …

Maharashtra: Rs 2000 Fake Notes Worth Rs 8 Crore Seized By Thane Crime Branch, Two Arrested
2 years, 4 months ago

Maharashtra: Rs 2000 Fake Notes Worth Rs 8 Crore Seized By Thane Crime Branch, Two Arrested

ABP News  

The Thane crime branch of Maharashtra Police has busted a gang involved in printing fake currency. The police have seized counterfeit currency of Rs 2000 in huge quantity from 52-year-old Ram Sharma and 55-year-old Rajendra Raut. According to the police, fake currency notes worth Rs 8 crore have been seized from both the accused, who have now been arrested. #maharashtranews …

Bengaluru crime news: Duo nabbed for circulating fake currency notes
2 years, 6 months ago

Bengaluru crime news: Duo nabbed for circulating fake currency notes

Hindustan Times  

Police in Karnataka capital Bengaluru have arrested two separate duos in cases relating to bike theft and printing of fake currency notes, among others. A duo were arrested in Bengaluru for using fake currency notes and other crimes. Counterfeit notes circulated in Bengaluru, September 5 A duo called Unni and Sanal were arrested by J P Nagar police for circulating …

Fake currency notes worth ₹2.98 lakh seized in Malda, two arrested
2 years, 6 months ago

Fake currency notes worth ₹2.98 lakh seized in Malda, two arrested

Live Mint  

Fake Indian currency notes worth ₹2 lakh were seized by Special Task Force of West Bengal Police from two persons in Malda district, the police reported on Sunday. Force personnel apprehended two persons Tayab Ansari and Mansur Ali from Tulsidanga area under Gazole police station on Friday. The fake currency notes seized from the duo by the police were in …

Delhi reported 1342% rise in fake notes in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 7 months ago

Delhi reported 1342% rise in fake notes in 2021: NCRB data

Live Mint  

National capital Delhi reported an exponential rise in fake Indian currency notes in 2021, according to the latest data by the National Crime Record Bureau. As per the Delhi Police, several gangs operating at the state and the international level are bringing in fake notes from Bihar, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh via Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. As many as …

Nearly 60% of fake money seized in 2021 were of ₹2,000 denomination: NCRB
2 years, 7 months ago

Nearly 60% of fake money seized in 2021 were of ₹2,000 denomination: NCRB

The Hindu  

Nearly 60% of all fake money seized in the year 2021 were of ₹2,000 denomination, the Crime in India 2021 report compiled by the National Crime Records Bureau shows. Of the total ₹20.39 crore fake Indian currency notes seized in 2021, ₹12.18 crore was in the denomination of ₹2,000. While in 2016, fake currency worth ₹15.92 crore was seized, the …

Four held for circulating fake currency worth lakhs
2 years, 8 months ago

Four held for circulating fake currency worth lakhs

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: The police has arrested an out-of-work road contractor and three others for allegedly printing counterfeit Indian currency and circulating them in the city. Main accused Kiran Kamble The police on July 14 arrested the accused from the flower market near Dadar railway station after a shopkeeper alerted them about his attempts to circulate fake notes. “When we intercepted the …

'No Iota Of Evidence': Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Man Accused Of Counterfeiting Currency Worth ₹2000 In 1995
2 years, 8 months ago

'No Iota Of Evidence': Gujarat High Court Upholds Acquittal Of Man Accused Of Counterfeiting Currency Worth ₹2000 In 1995

Live Law  

The Gujarat High Court has declined to overturn the order acquitting Respondent who was accused of counterfeiting currency notes while noting that 'no iota of evidence' came on record to point out the guilt of the Respondent-Accused. The Bench comprising Justice SH Vora and Justice Rajendra Sareen concluded that no incriminating evidence was available against the Accused and that merely …

Delhi crime branch busts syndicate supplying fake currency notes
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi crime branch busts syndicate supplying fake currency notes

India Today  

The Delhi Police’s crime branch busted a syndicate supplying counterfeit currency notes on Sunday. It also recovered counterfeit currency notes worth more than Rs 34.75 lakh and arrested three people. After interrogating Ashish Jain, his associate Rajpal Raju was apprehended and police recovered fake notes worth Rs 3.13 lakh. They also recovered 50 uncut printed currency notes worth Rs 62,000 …

Guwahati: Police seize fake Indian currency worth 15 lakhs; former GNLA member among 3 arrested
3 years, 1 month ago

Guwahati: Police seize fake Indian currency worth 15 lakhs; former GNLA member among 3 arrested

India Today  

The Crime Branch and a team of East Guwahati Police District on Tuesday arrested three people, including a former member of the Garo National Liberation Army for racketeering of fake Indian currency notes. Fake Indian currency worth Rs 15 lakh seized Acting on a tip-off, a Bolero vehicle was intercepted at the Sonapur toll gate and a search was conducted. …

Mumbai :47-yr-old man arrested for printing fake currency notes in Pydhonie area
3 years, 4 months ago

Mumbai :47-yr-old man arrested for printing fake currency notes in Pydhonie area

India Today  

A 47-year-old man was arrested by Mumbai Police's Crime Intelligence Unit on Wednesday for printing fake currency notes in the Pydhonie area. Police seized 53 counterfeit notes of Rs 2,000 denomination worth Rs 1,06,000 from the accused, Shabbir Hasan Qureshi. According to CIU, these notes were printed by Qureshi at his house and police have also recovered materials like a …

Delhi Police Arrests 2 Men, Claims to Have Busted Fake Currency Racket Being Operated from Dubai
3 years, 7 months ago

Delhi Police Arrests 2 Men, Claims to Have Busted Fake Currency Racket Being Operated from Dubai

News 18  

The Delhi Police’s Special Cell arrested two men on charges of circulating fake Indian currency notes and claimed to have busted a racket being operated from Dubai. Jakir and Kamre Alam — circulated fake Indian currency notes in Delhi-NCR on the directions of a Dubai-based man. Deputy Commissioner of Police Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said that in the past few months, …

Man Settles Debt With Fake Rs 2000 Notes In Ujjain, Arrested
3 years, 8 months ago

Man Settles Debt With Fake Rs 2000 Notes In Ujjain, Arrested

News 18  

A man was arrested in Ujjain district in Madhya Pradesh for allegedly using fake currency notes to settle his debt. The accused, Braj Sharma, gave two fake notes of Rs 2000 to his friend Suresh Pal to settle a Rs 4500 loan. Chimanganj police station sub-inspector Ravindra Katare said that they have found that two notes of Rs 2000 that …

Indore Police Seize Fake Currency Worth Over Rs 2.5 Lakh, One Arrested
3 years, 9 months ago

Indore Police Seize Fake Currency Worth Over Rs 2.5 Lakh, One Arrested

News 18  

A man has been arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Indore for allegedly printing counterfeit notes in denominations of Rs 100, 500, and 2,000 on a colour printer at his home and circulating them in the market. The Indore Police have also seized fake currencies worth over Rs 2.5 lakh from his possession after arresting him from his residence on Wednesday. According …

Bengaluru Auto Driver Helps Cops Bust Counterfeit Currency Racket after Man Pays Him Fake Rs 100 Note
4 years, 3 months ago

Bengaluru Auto Driver Helps Cops Bust Counterfeit Currency Racket after Man Pays Him Fake Rs 100 Note

News 18  

Bengaluru Police has busted a counterfeit currency racket that had been afoot in the city, all thanks to the quick thinking and presence of mind of an auto driver. The racket consisted of three accused – Mohammed Imran, Mubarak, and Jamal Akhtar – who were nabbed after one of them tried to pay an auto driver using a fake currency …

[Counterfeiting Currency Notes] 'The Crime Can Disrupt The Economy Of The Country', Allahabad HC Junks A Pre-Arrest Bail Plea [Read Order]
4 years, 5 months ago

[Counterfeiting Currency Notes] 'The Crime Can Disrupt The Economy Of The Country', Allahabad HC Junks A Pre-Arrest Bail Plea [Read Order]

Live Law  

The Allahabad High Court on Thursday rejected an Anticipatory Bail application filed by one Sameer Khan, in connection with Case Crime No. Justice Ranjit More and Justice Bharati H Dangre of Bombay High Court mere use of any forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes cannot attract the provisions of Section 489, when mens rea is conspicuously absent. Also, …

Most fakes are ₹2,000 notes: NCRB
4 years, 6 months ago

Most fakes are ₹2,000 notes: NCRB

The Hindu  

Four years after demonetisation, the highest number of all counterfeit notes seized last year was in the denomination of ₹2,000, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s annual Crime in India report. The data on seizures of counterfeit notes from all the States and Union Territories also shows there is a surge in seizure of fake Indian currency notes in …

NIA takes over FICN case from Mumbai Crime Branch
5 years, 1 month ago

NIA takes over FICN case from Mumbai Crime Branch

India Today  

The National Investigation Agency has taken over the FICN recently busted by the Mumbai crime branch. According to Mumbai crime branch officers investigating the case, high-quality counterfeit notes included seven out of nine security features that were added to curb such instances. The Joint Commissioner of Police, Mumbai crime branch said: "The fake notes were concealed inside a cushion and …

Pakistan-made counterfeit notes worth 24 lacs seized, terror funding suspected
5 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan-made counterfeit notes worth 24 lacs seized, terror funding suspected

Op India  

Thane resident Javed Ghulam Nabi Sheikh, who flew in to Mumbai from Dubai on Sunday was caught with very high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes worth Rs 23.86 lacs. The Crime Branch sleuths were tipped off by the Central Intelligence agency about the possible smuggling of FICN printed in Pakistan into Mumbai via Dubai as a transit point. “During questioning, …

So easy to copy? Rs 2,000 notes make 56% of all seized fake currency, shows NCRB data
5 years, 2 months ago

So easy to copy? Rs 2,000 notes make 56% of all seized fake currency, shows NCRB data

India Today  

"In a country's history, there come moments when every person feels he too should be part of that moment, that he too should make his contribution to the country's progress. INCREASING SHARE OF Rs 2,000 IN SEIZED FAKE CURRENCY NCRB's latest annual report titled 'Crime in India' reveals that in 2017 and 2018, law enforcing agencies seized Fake India Currency …

3 arrested as police bust fake currency racket in Uttar Pradesh
5 years, 3 months ago

3 arrested as police bust fake currency racket in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

3 arrested as police bust fake currency racket in Uttar Pradesh Acting on a tip-off, police raided the house in the Mehmoodnagar area and arrested the accused and also seized a printer-scanner along with fake currency notes. With the arrest of three persons, police on Wednesday claimed to have busted a fake currency racket in Mehmoodnagar locality here and seized …

Police arrest syndicate smuggling fake Indian currency, notes worth Rs 7 lakh recovered
5 years, 4 months ago

Police arrest syndicate smuggling fake Indian currency, notes worth Rs 7 lakh recovered

India Today  

An international syndicate smuggling fake Indian currency was busted in India on Thursday. Amar Mandal, a key member of fake Indian currency note racket, was arrested on Thursday. Fine quality fake Indian currency notes were recovered from the busted racket. Fake Indian currency notes recovered from the international racket \ Photo courtesy: Arvind Ojha A team of Delhi Police's Special …

Another fake currency racket busted in Agra
5 years, 6 months ago

Another fake currency racket busted in Agra

India Today  

The Agra Police has arrested five people who were allegedly printing Rs 100 notes in the city using a coloured printer. Special Task Force Inspector Harsh Vardhan said that the arrested men have been found in possession of coloured printer, scanner, paper and fake currency of Rs 35,000. They only printed small denomination notes as a 100 rupee note did …

Counterfeiting of Rs 500 notes up by 121% in 2018-19: RBI
5 years, 7 months ago

Counterfeiting of Rs 500 notes up by 121% in 2018-19: RBI

The Quint  

New Dehi, Aug 29 Counterfeiting of the newly-designed Rs 500 notes shot up by 121 per cent and of the Rs 2,000 notes by 21.9 per cent in 2018-19 in comparison to the previous year, the RBI said on Thursday. Of the Rs 200 denomination note, which was introduced in August 2017, as many as 12,728 counterfeit notes were detected …

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