ISI copies Rs 2,000 note features; IB and NIA caution Centre
8 years, 1 month ago

ISI copies Rs 2,000 note features; IB and NIA caution Centre

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Intelligence Bureau and National Investigation Agency cautioned the Centre that Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence successfully managed to copy at least 8 to 10 security features of the Rs 2,000 new currency note that were introduced in November after demonetisation drive. The government must ensure and take immediate preventive measures to ensure that the ISI or its operatives are not able to get the paper from those who supply this to the Indian printing press or mint.’’ The NIA, in a joint operation with the BSF earlier this week, had seized high-quality Rs 2,000 notes from Malda area near the border that were being smuggled in from Bangladesh. Sources said the notes were of “very high quality” while the miscreants had even managed to incorporate “a number of safety features, although the quality of the paper was not very good.’’ It was against this backdrop, sources said, that the agencies cautioned the government to ensure that proper safety measures are in place so that the ISI operatives are not able to source the same quality of paper used in India. ISI mint likely on Karachi outskirts Top intelligence sources claimed that in the past also the ISI and some members of the Dawood Ibrahim gang have made attempts to procure ink, paper and machinery from the form the same source that was at some point in time also supplying it to the Indian printing press. “We suspect the Karachi facility would surely be used for printing the fake new Indian currency and ISI has also roped in the Dawood gang for it,'' the official added.

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Two held in Surat with fake currency notes supplied from Bangladesh
1 week 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 …

Delhi Police arrests 4 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants for running fake dollar exchange scheme
1 week, 5 days ago

Delhi Police arrests 4 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants for running fake dollar exchange scheme

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Delhi Police have dismantled a cheating syndicate known as the ‘Dollar Gang’ with the arrest of four illegal immigrants from Bangladesh involved in multiple fraud cases, an official said on Wednesday. Delhi Police arrests 4 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants for running fake dollar exchange scheme The gang operated in structured teams, with members assigned specific roles: "Tez Baaz" …

DRI busts seven more modules involved in printing fake Indian currency notes in four States
1 month ago

DRI busts seven more modules involved in printing fake Indian currency notes in four States

The Hindu  

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has busted seven more modules involved in the printing of fake Indian currency notes in Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh. Earlier on February 8, the DRI had arrested two persons found to be the actual importers of high-quality paper with embedded security thread having inscriptions of “RBI” and “Bharat” in Ghazipur and Bengaluru. In …

DRI busts seven FICN printing modules in Maharashtra, Bihar, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh
1 month ago

DRI busts seven FICN printing modules in Maharashtra, Bihar, Haryana, Andhra Pradesh

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence on Friday said it has busted and dismantled seven modules involved in printing Fake Indian Currency Notes and arrested nine people following a massive crackdown across the four states of Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar, and Andhra Pradesh. Officials said the action was part of the agency’s ongoing drive against modules involved in importing security …

Rs 1.06 crore counterfeit notes seized, five arrested in Andhra
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

Rs 56.9 lakh counterfeit notes found, 6 arrested as fake currency racket busted
3 months, 1 week 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, 1 week 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. …

Indian-origin Australian businessman held for printing fake dollars in Gujarat
3 months, 3 weeks 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 …

Centre’s claims on demonetisation’s success is eyewash, says Jairam Ramesh
7 months, 1 week ago

Centre’s claims on demonetisation’s success is eyewash, says Jairam Ramesh

The Hindu  

The Government’s assertion that the number of counterfeit notes detected has fallen is an “eyewash,” the Congress said on Friday, as it claimed that the counterfeit notes have “become rife once again”. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh questioned the gains made by the 2016 demonetisation and whether it could neither curb black money nor counterfeit currency. “Eight years after the …

Delhi Police bust fake currency racket, 2 held
8 months 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 …

97.76 per cent of Rs 2,000 currency notes returned, says RBI
10 months, 3 weeks ago

97.76 per cent of Rs 2,000 currency notes returned, says RBI

India TV News  

The Reserve Bank of India revealed that as of May 2, 97.76% of the Rs 2,000 currency notes in circulation since May 19, 2023, have been reintegrated into the banking system. The total value of Rs 2,000 banknotes dropped significantly from Rs 3.56 lakh crore in May 2023 to just Rs 7,961 crore by April 30, 2024, marking a substantial …

Pakistan's demonetisation? Islamabad to issue new notes to combat counterfeit currencies
1 year, 1 month ago

Pakistan's demonetisation? Islamabad to issue new notes to combat counterfeit currencies

Firstpost  

With an aim to deal with the menace of counterfeit currencies in the cash-strapped country, Pakistan’s central bank has announced to introduction of new currency notes with enhanced security features including distinct security numbers and designs to modernise the Pakistani currency. However, some financial experts wonder whether introducing new currency notes could also include demonetisation of the Rs 5,000 or …

Fact Check: Images Of Rs 500 Notes Featuring Lord Ram, Ayodhya Temple Digitally Altered
1 year, 2 months ago

Fact Check: Images Of Rs 500 Notes Featuring Lord Ram, Ayodhya Temple Digitally Altered

ABP News  

Ahead of the consecration ceremony at the Ram Temple in Uttar Pradesh’s Ayodhya, social media users have shared images of ₹500 currency notes featuring the Hindu god Ram and the newly constructed temple with the claim that the Reserve Bank of India will release the new bills on January 22. NEW Rs 500 NOTES WILL BE ISSUED ON 22/01/2024.” This …

Probe agency NIA raids multiple locations in 4 states, busts fake currency racket
1 year, 3 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 …

3 get four-five years of rigorous imprisonment in fake currency racket case
1 year, 4 months ago

3 get four-five years of rigorous imprisonment in fake currency racket case

Hindustan Times  

A National Investigation Agency court on Tuesday sentenced three men to four to five years of rigorous imprisonment for supplying high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes smuggled from Bangladesh. unit in December 2019, following the recovery of fake currency notes with a total face value of ₹ 2,49,500, from the possession of Murad Alam in Ghaziabad. unit in December 2019, …

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, 7 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 …

Delhi HC likely to pass order on PIL against withdrawal of Rs 2,000 banknotes tomorrow
1 year, 8 months ago

Delhi HC likely to pass order on PIL against withdrawal of Rs 2,000 banknotes tomorrow

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court is likely to produce a public interest litigation challenging the RBI's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 denomiNation banknotes from circulation. Regarding the high court's May 29 judgment on a PIL which had challenged the notifications by the RBI and SBI enabling exchange of Rs 2,000 banknotes without requisition slip and identity proof, Agarwal had said that …

Right Materials, Strong Network & Bad Luck, How This Real-Life ‘Farzi’ Formed Fake Currency Cartel
1 year, 8 months ago

Right Materials, Strong Network & Bad Luck, How This Real-Life ‘Farzi’ Formed Fake Currency Cartel

News 18  

Somewhat inspired by Shahid Kapoor’s web series ‘Farzi’, a small-time goldsmith in Uttar Pradesh’s Kairana turned his shop into the printing press of Fake Indian Currency Notes of Rs 2,000 denomination. They would use appropriate raw materials such as fine quality paper sheets, green shining foil paper and special ink to manufacture “high-quality” FICN. The police had received some inputs …

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 …

The short history of a large note
1 year, 9 months ago

The short history of a large note

The Hindu  

The withdrawal of the ₹2,000 note from circulation by the Reserve Bank of India, which it announced on May 19, 2023, marks the end of a sordid chapter in the tragi-comic demonetisation saga. In the villages, farmers were cheated by criminals as they were paid in fake ₹2,000 notes — they were just high resolution photocopies of the original note. …

Exchange Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes without ID proof is valid: Court dismisses plea
1 year, 9 months ago

Exchange Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes without ID proof is valid: Court dismisses plea

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a petition challenging the notifications enabling the exchange of Rs 2,000 denomination currency notes without any requisition slip and ID proof, saying it has been done to avoid inconvenience to citizens, and the court cannot sit as an appellate authority on a policy decision. The high court said the Public Interest Litigation is …

Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging permission to exchange Rs 2,000 notes without requisition slip, ID proof
1 year, 9 months ago

Delhi HC dismisses plea challenging permission to exchange Rs 2,000 notes without requisition slip, ID proof

India TV News  

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging permission to exchange of Rs 2,000 currency notes without any requisition slip and identity proof. Petitioner and advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay submitted that a large amount of currency has reached either an individual's locker or has “been hoarded by separatists, terrorists, Maoists, drug smugglers, mining mafias and corrupt …

‘Not Demonetisation, Only Currency Management Exercise’: RBI To Delhi High Court On Decision To Withdraw Rs 2,000 Currency Notes From Circulation
1 year, 9 months ago

‘Not Demonetisation, Only Currency Management Exercise’: RBI To Delhi High Court On Decision To Withdraw Rs 2,000 Currency Notes From Circulation

Live Law  

The Reserve Bank of India on Friday defended its recent decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation and informed the Delhi High Court that it is only a “currency management exercise” and not demonetisation.Senior Advocate Parag P. Tripathi made the submission before a division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad during the hearing of …

Rs 2000 note withdrawal: Delhi HC reserves order on PIL against RBI allowing exchange without ID proof
1 year, 10 months ago

Rs 2000 note withdrawal: Delhi HC reserves order on PIL against RBI allowing exchange without ID proof

India TV News  

Delhi HC on Rs 2,000 notes: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday reserved the order on a Public Interest Litigation challenging Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India notifications allowing the exchange of Rs 2,000 banknotes without obtaining any requisition slip and identity proof. The plea had been moved by Bharatiya Janata Party leader and advocate Ashwini Kumar …

'PM Modi was not at all in favour of Rs 2,000 notes,' says Former Principal Secretary
1 year, 10 months ago

'PM Modi was not at all in favour of Rs 2,000 notes,' says Former Principal Secretary

India TV News  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was not at all in favour of Rs 2,000 notes as he never considered it to be as note of the poor but as demonetisation was to be done in a limited time, he gave reluctant permission for it, said Nripendra Misra, Former Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister. But, as demonetisation was to be done …

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 …

PIL in Delhi HC against RBI, SBI over ₹2,000 note exchange without ID proof
1 year, 10 months ago

PIL in Delhi HC against RBI, SBI over ₹2,000 note exchange without ID proof

Live Mint  

A Public Interest Litigation has been moved in Delhi High Court challenging Reserve Bank of India and State Bank of India notifications, which permits the exchange of ₹2,000 banknotes without obtaining any requisition slip and identity proof, according to the news agency ANI. BJP leader and Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay moved the plea and sought direction to the RBI and …

Right Word | Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes is a death blow to narco-terror nexus
1 year, 10 months ago

Right Word | Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes is a death blow to narco-terror nexus

Firstpost  

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to withdraw the Rs 2,000 currency notes has come as a major blow to the narco-terrorism nexus that poses a new threat to the country’s national security. The fake currency seized by Thane police in this case two-years ago primarily consisted of Rs 2,000 fake currency notes. On May 11, the NIA issued a …

Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 Currency Notes is a Death Blow to Narco-Terror Nexus - News18
1 year, 10 months ago

Withdrawal of Rs 2,000 Currency Notes is a Death Blow to Narco-Terror Nexus - News18

News 18  

The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to withdraw the Rs 2,000 currency notes has come as a major blow to the narco-terrorism nexus that poses a new threat to the country’s national security. The fake currency seized by Thane police in this case two-years ago primarily consisted of Rs 2,000 fake currency notes. On May 11, the NIA issued a …

Opinion | DO NOT CREATE PANIC OVER RS 2000 NOTES
1 year, 10 months ago

Opinion | DO NOT CREATE PANIC OVER RS 2000 NOTES

India TV News  

There should be no confusion about the Reserve Bank of India order announcing withdrawal of Rs 2,000 currency notes from circulation after September 30, 2023. WANKHEDE HAS EXPOSED HIMSELF BY LEAKING MESSAGES Former Mumbai zonal director of Narcotics Control Bureau Sameer Wankhede has submitted before the Bombay High Court, some messages sent to him by superstar Shahrukh Khan from October …

Fake Currency Raids by NIA in Mumbai Linked to D Company; Several Incriminating Materials Found
1 year, 10 months ago

Fake Currency Raids by NIA in Mumbai Linked to D Company; Several Incriminating Materials Found

News 18  

The National Investigation Agency has recovered several incriminating materials during searches at half a dozen locations in Mumbai in the 2021 Naupada case relating to seizure of high quality fake Indian currency notes. This is strong corroboration of NIA’s earlier investigational findings establishing a direct connection with the D Company in the fake currency racket. Two persons were arrested in …

Over 8000 crores assets seized in IT raids in 8 years: Govt in Lok Sabha
2 years ago

Over 8000 crores assets seized in IT raids in 8 years: Govt in Lok Sabha

Op India  

On Monday, March 20, the Government of India told the Lok Sabha that the Income Tax department has seized total assets worth Rs 8832.92 crores in the search and seizure action conducted by it in the last eight financial years, i.e from 2014-2015 to 2021-2022. The state minister for finance further asserted that tax demand of a total of Rs …

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 …

BJP MP Sushil Modi on why ₹2,000 currency note should be phased out
2 years, 3 months ago

BJP MP Sushil Modi on why ₹2,000 currency note should be phased out

Hindustan Times  

Claiming that ₹2,000 currency note is being used for terror funding, drug trafficking and hoarding black money, Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi on Monday demanded its gradual phase out. "While the ₹2,000 currency note was introduced by the RBI to replace the demonetised ₹500 and ₹1000 notes at a faster pace in 2016, their printing has …

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 …

Centre seeks 3 lakh km 'Colour Shift Security Thread' for currency notes but with Pak-China disclaimer
2 years, 4 months ago

Centre seeks 3 lakh km 'Colour Shift Security Thread' for currency notes but with Pak-China disclaimer

Firstpost  

The ‘Colour Shift Security Thread’ is a major security feature to ensure the authenticity of a currency note to distinguish it from counterfeit ones India wants three lakh kilometres of ‘Colour Shift Security Thread’ to print its currency notes but has specified to global contractors that such a job should be fire-walled from any operations with Pakistan and China, including …

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, 6 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, 6 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 …

Decrease in circulation of fake ₹2000 notes from 2018-19: Centre to Lok Sabha
2 years, 7 months ago

Decrease in circulation of fake ₹2000 notes from 2018-19: Centre to Lok Sabha

Hindustan Times  

The circulation of fake ₹2000 denomination currency notes has decreased in the banking system from 2018-19, the Union ministry of finance on Monday told Lok Sabha. “In 2021-22, the number of fake currency notes of ₹2000 denomination detected in the banking system was 13,604 pieces which is 0.000635% of the total number of banknotes of ₹2000 denomination in circulation,” the …

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 …

Fact-check: Govt dismisses fake Rs 500 notes claims over proximity of green strip
2 years, 10 months ago

Fact-check: Govt dismisses fake Rs 500 notes claims over proximity of green strip

India TV News  

Highlights PIB fact-check has refuted claims over Rs 500 being fake over proximity of green strip Claims say Rs 500 are fake in which proximity of green strip is near Mahatma Gandhi's photo PIB fact-check busted these claims being made on social media Press Information Bureau in a fact check has dismissed rumours saying that those Rs 500 currency notes …

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 …

UP: Fake currency found in RBI chest, FIR lodged
3 years, 8 months ago

UP: Fake currency found in RBI chest, FIR lodged

India TV News  

UP: Fake currency found in RBI chest, FIR lodged Last year, another bank had lodged an FIR stating that demonetized currency worth Rs 1.5 crore was found in the bank's chest. An FIR has been lodged at the Mahanagar police station in Lucknow after the recovery of fake currency notes in the currency chest of the Reserve Bank of India. …

Rs 2,000 Notes Not Printed in Last 2 Years, Govt Tells Lok Sabha
4 years ago

Rs 2,000 Notes Not Printed in Last 2 Years, Govt Tells Lok Sabha

News 18  

Rs 2,000 currency notes have not been printed in the last two years even as the quantum of India’s highest denomination currency note has come down, the Lok Sabha was informed Monday. In a written reply, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Singh Thakur said 3,362 million currency notes of Rs 2000 denomination were in circulation on March 30, 2018, …

Rs 2,000 notes not printed in last 2 years, Govt tells Lok Sabha
4 years ago

Rs 2,000 notes not printed in last 2 years, Govt tells Lok Sabha

India TV News  

Rs 2,000 notes not printed in last 2 years, Govt tells Lok Sabha Rs 2,000 currency notes have not been printed in the last two years, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. Rs 2,000 currency notes have not been printed in the last two years, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Monday. In a written reply, Minister …

Most fakes are ₹2,000 notes: NCRB
4 years, 5 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 …

Syndicate busted in Pilibhit circulated fake currency notes worth Rs 25 lakh: Police
4 years, 6 months ago

Syndicate busted in Pilibhit circulated fake currency notes worth Rs 25 lakh: Police

India Today  

A team of the Delhi Police Special Cell's south-western range busted a fake Indian currency notes syndicate operating out of Pilibhit in Uttar Pradesh. Four members of the syndicate have been arrested and 12 stacks of fake currency notes amounting to Rs 1,34,00 have been recovered along with equipment used to print them. Patel, his wife and two others were …

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