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FICN Related Incidents:2012
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January - 7 
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on January 7 said that the Government hopes that acquisition of new safety features would help tackle the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), according to Times of India. "This acquisition of new security features is being done in an efficient and tran
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Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said on January 7 said that the Government hopes that acquisition of new safety features would help tackle the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), according to Times of India. "This acquisition of new security features is being done in an efficient and transparent manner. I am hopeful that with the upgrade of security features, the Government will be able to check the menace of fake currency circulation in the country," Mukherjee said. "The reforms related to security features will also ensure that the incidences of fake currency are reduced considerably. The functioning of the line being inaugurated today will further add to our efforts in this direction," the finance minister said. The Coinage Act, 2011, was recently enacted by Parliament. This is expected to simplify the provisions related to coins and currencies by amalgamating four Acts and one Ordinance relating to coinage. The Act enables the government to establish a new mint at any place based on the rising demand of coins. It also provides for stringent punishment with imprisonment that may extend up to seven years and with fine if a person is found to be making or melting or destroying the coins, Mukherjee said.
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January - 9 
In a joint operation, a special team comprising personnel of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Border Security Force and the West Bengal Police arrested one Morgen Hossain (23) of Malda in West Bengal on January 9, reports The Hindu. Investigators seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)
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In a joint operation, a special team comprising personnel of the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the Border Security Force and the West Bengal Police arrested one Morgen Hossain (23) of Malda in West Bengal on January 9, reports The Hindu. Investigators seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 27,000 from Hossain, suspected to be the kingpin of FICN operations in India. Based on his information and specific intelligence inputs, the agency conducted raids in New Delhi, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal and arrested 10 suspects. They arrestees included Habibul Rahaman (26), Abdul Mutalik (25) and Prashant Mondal (23) of Malda working in Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Manik Sheikh (24) of Malda, Bahadur Yadav (30) of New Delhi, Sajib-ul-Haq (20), Anwar (21), Jamal Sheik (24) and Akram (19) of Malda working in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh). High-quality FICN printed in Pakistan and smuggled into India via Bangladesh were recovered from their possession, Police sources said. Almost all the accused were employed as construction workers, the sources said. Hossain was alleged to have agents across the country who entered different States in the guise of construction workers. Their modus operandi was to circulate FICN of denomination INR 1,000, INR 500 and FICN 100. Unemployed youth of Malda were lured into the network and sent to different States to distribute the FICN. They would make small purchases in shops using FICN. Another modus operandi was to exchange by offering three times the quantum against original currency. “The quality of FICN is almost 98 per cent accurate. Only an expert using relevant equipment can detect that it is a fake note. The prime suspect and his main associates are part of a gang that is operating at the behest of a terrorist organisation,” an investigator said. The original currency gathered by the accused in various States would be deposited in the bank account of Hossain and they would get a commission for it. “We have asked bank officials to freeze the bank accounts of the suspects and further investigation is on to identify the entire network involved in the offence in India and abroad,” he added. The raids began across the country on January 8.
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January - 10 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have busted a major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested 14 persons - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - during a nationwide swoop, reports Times of India. The accused were found to have direc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has claimed to have busted a major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested 14 persons - including leaders of the gang operating out of Malda in West Bengal - during a nationwide swoop, reports Times of India. The accused were found to have direct links with their coordinators in Pakistan where these notes were printed. Four persons including the Indian kingpin Morgen Hussain were arrested from Malda while four others were arrested in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), three in Tamil Nadu and one each in Gulbarga (Karnataka), Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) and Delhi. "Arrests show that the gang - part of an international network - had virtually a pan-India presence. Raids are still continuing in nine States including Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana and West Bengal," said an unnamed official. He added that the seizures and subsequent probe supported India's claim about Inter Services Intelligence’s (ISI) role in its grand design to "destabilize the monetary stability of India" through pumping in huge numbers of FICNs. "Such a high quality of FICNs cannot be printed without government-linked agency's role or support. Though NIA had mentioned this in its earlier charge sheet in similar cases of Mumbai, the current seizures and disclosures made by the conduits have substantiated the charges," the official said. Referring to interrogation of the accused and technical surveillance, the NIA claims that the gang used to get its consignment of high quality FICNs - printed in Pakistan - through its network in Bangladesh and Nepal. It was found during the probe that the FICN -- in denominations of INR 1000, INR 500 and INR 100 - were smuggled to Bangladesh via air route before finally reaching its destination in different north-eastern and West Bengal villages. Besides using usual smuggling network, suppliers of these FICNs in Bangladesh also used to throw the bundles of FICN into the Indian villages bordering Bangladesh. "The accused persons with their aides used to collect the said FICN and distribute the same to the agents spread all over the country," the agency said. "The gang members used to transport the FICNs through trains and other modes of transport to all the states for its circulation. The local agents used to collect 60% of the value of FICNs from the circulators in genuine notes," it added. As per the deal, the genuine currency was then remitted to the bank accounts of the key persons by depositing amounts to the maximum of INR 49,000 to avoid being detected as suspicious transactions. "The network used bank accounts and ATMs for transferring back the genuine currency earned out of circulating the high quality, high value fake currency to the suppliers of the same based in Malda. The raids, which had begun on January 6, have led to the recovery of large number of ATM cards, bank passbooks, SIM cards and FICNs," the NIA said. The agency, which got help from different State Police during the raids, has, meanwhile, alerted the Border Security Force (BSF) to tighten its vigil along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the entire north-eastern region.
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January - 12 
A Court in Allahabad on January 12 sentenced Amir Mahfooz, the main accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 75,000 under Section 389 B and 389 C of Indian Penal Code (IPC), reports Times of India. FICNs worth INR 6,500 were
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A Court in Allahabad on January 12 sentenced Amir Mahfooz, the main accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case to eight years of rigorous imprisonment and imposed a fine of INR 75,000 under Section 389 B and 389 C of Indian Penal Code (IPC), reports Times of India. FICNs worth INR 6,500 were recovered from his possession on August 14, 2008 by a team of Ghoorpur Police near Iradatgunj Railway Station. At that time, Mahfooz's links were also traced with the the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and he was found involved in illegal activities.
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January - 12 
The Delhi Police on January 12 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 60 million from Dabri area in south-west Delhi, reports Times of India. A team managed to get hold of a tempo near Dabri carrying several gunny bags with cloth packets. The seized currency was packed in cloth bundles w
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The Delhi Police on January 12 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 60 million from Dabri area in south-west Delhi, reports Times of India. A team managed to get hold of a tempo near Dabri carrying several gunny bags with cloth packets. The seized currency was packed in cloth bundles which had cardboard cabinets, similar to the way textile imported from Pakistan is packaged. Officials said that notes were of INR 500 and INR 1,000 denomination. Two suspected Indian nationals, identified as Mohammad Hasan and Abdul, were arrested with the tempo and interrogated. One more person, whose name was not disclosed, was arrested from there. Police is looking for other suspects including a Pakistani national. On the possible route of the consignment, a source said, "It reached Delhi from Surat via road but we are confirming whether it has come through sea route or has been sent through some other channel. Usually Saudi Arabia and Nepal are used for fake currency smuggling in India". Sources said the consignment seemed to have been sent by Iqbal Kana, a Pakistan-based operative close to Dawood Ibrahim. The exact motive of sending such a large haul is being investigated. Sources say intelligence agencies have several inputs about more fake currency being pumped into northern states before the upcoming Assembly elections. Intelligence agencies and Delhi Police had been on the lookout for the consignment after getting a tipoff 10 days ago about a huge haul of FICN being smuggled into the country. Delhi Police Commissioner B K Gupta said, "This is one of the biggest hauls in the country. The seized fake currency was sent from a foreign country. It looks as good as original." It is the biggest single haul of FICN as it may surpass in final count the total amount of FICNs city Police seized in the past five years. The Delhi Police has seized a total of INR 83.9 million FICNs in 210 cases over the past five years. In the past five years, Police seized FICNs with a face value of INR 8, 39, 07,790, USD 5,800 and Euro 2,000 with 2008 topping the list with counterfeit notes of INR 59.1 million. According to Delhi Police statistics, 2007 saw the second highest seizure with FICNs with a face value of INR 10.1 million in 45 cases followed by 2009 (fake notes of Rs 8.83 million in 47 cases) and 2010 (fake notes of Rs 2.84 million in 33 cases). In 2011, FICNs with a face value of INR 2.82 million were recovered in 44 cases. An analysis shows that notes of denomination of 100 appears to be the favourite among counterfeiters as it is the most seized currency in the past five years.
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January - 13 
A Delhiite had allegedly travelled to Pakistan to meet a ‘notorious counterfeiter’ Iqbal Kana and procure Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), Delhi Police claimed on January 13 after seizing FICNs with a face value of INR 22.4 million and arresting two persons from two separate places in the city, r
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A Delhiite had allegedly travelled to Pakistan to meet a ‘notorious counterfeiter’ Iqbal Kana and procure Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), Delhi Police claimed on January 13 after seizing FICNs with a face value of INR 22.4 million and arresting two persons from two separate places in the city, reports Times of India. Two persons -- Ash Mohammed and Zeeshan Khan -- were arrested from Karol Bagh and Dabri on January 12 while they were ferrying the FICNs in two separate tempos, Arun Kampani, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell), said. It was earlier reported that INR 60 million had been seized. Interrogation revealed that Zeeshan’s father Hasan, a resident of Dabri in South West Delhi, had left recently for Faisalabad in Pakistan to meet Kana for facilitating the delivery of the consignment that was intercepted by the Special Cell team. Investigators, meanwhile, believe that the seized FICNs was sent by Kana, who is suspected to have close links with Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Police sources said the wrappers seized from the clothes used to conceal FICNs had the names of five companies -- Safari Textiles Mills, Four Star Sidiki Processing Mill, Maharani Collection, Kohinoor Suiting and Usmaan Naiem Fabrics -- based in Pakistan's Faizalabad. Hindustan Times adds that FICNs recovered by the Delhi Police were printed at a Government printing press in Karachi. The seizure was made following an intelligence input. The input came after three men, including an Indian businessman and a Filipino national, were arrested in Kathmandu on December 21, 2011. Investigators following the fake currency trail into North India, especially Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, zeroed in on a Nepal-based Indian national, known only by his last name Khanna, who has not been arrested so far. Khanna, officials say, has a Nepalese assistant, Raju, and Pakistani handlers, Aftab Batki and Iqbal Kana (also known as Shahid), according to Times of India. Officials say Batki and Kana sometimes use the sea route to land fake currency in Gujarat and Maharashtra. In Delhi, the currency first makes its way to some dealers in Lajpat Nagar and parts of South Delhi, from where it is routed to smaller dealers.
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January - 13 
Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said an ISI officer, Aslam Chaudhary, was understood to
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Hindustan Times reports that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in 2011 pumped Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 16 billion into the country in an effort to fund its terror activities and destabilise the Indian monetary system. Sources said an ISI officer, Aslam Chaudhary, was understood to be the main person within the ISI, handling the printing of FICN. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been able to link the FICN seized in India in the past to Pakistani security presses by comparing the chemicals of genuine Pakistani notes and FICN seized in India. It is in recognition of extent of the damage to the monetary stability that the Government has decided to amend the anti-terror law, Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, to count production, smuggling or circulation of high quality counterfeit Indian currency as a terrorist offence. Once enacted, this will mean people convicted of circulating counterfeit currency can be sentenced to life imprisonment. It will also empower investigators to attach properties of the smugglers even before their conviction.
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January - 13 
The Mumbai crime branch seized USD 500,000 in 2011, reports Hindustan Times. “Our investigation also revealed that these fakes had originated from Pakistan,” Joint Commissioner of police (crime) Himanshu Roy said on January 10. He said the crime branch had made out 46 cases of FICN circulation in 20
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The Mumbai crime branch seized USD 500,000 in 2011, reports Hindustan Times. “Our investigation also revealed that these fakes had originated from Pakistan,” Joint Commissioner of police (crime) Himanshu Roy said on January 10. He said the crime branch had made out 46 cases of FICN circulation in 2011 involving the seizure of FICN worth INR 7.4 million, against FICN worth INR 4.3 million through 61 cases in 2010. The bulk of these FICN found their way into the country through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border, he said.
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January - 13 
The Star reports that a Malaysian businessman is under remand in Chennai after Police found Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth thousands of rupees in his possession. The 45-year-old catering business operator based in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was arrested on December 6, 2011 from Mangalamedu Circle
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The Star reports that a Malaysian businessman is under remand in Chennai after Police found Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth thousands of rupees in his possession. The 45-year-old catering business operator based in Sungai Petani, Kedah, was arrested on December 6, 2011 from Mangalamedu Circle in Perambalur District while on tour in Tamil Nadu. Police claimed he had 24 pieces of FICN of INR 500 denomination.
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January - 15 
A report compiled by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Finance Ministry states that there has been a 400 percent increase in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) transactions in Indian's financial channels, reports Times of India. The states that during 2010-11 financial year (till March
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A report compiled by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) under the Finance Ministry states that there has been a 400 percent increase in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) transactions in Indian's financial channels, reports Times of India. The states that during 2010-11 financial year (till March 2011), the agency detected "4, 23,539 incidents of fake Indian currency notes with a value of over Rs 35 crore". There were 1, 27,781 incidents during the 2009-2010 fiscal.
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January - 15 
Officials of the Fort branch of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai carrying out an audit of old and worn-out currency notes found Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) totaling over INR 388000 had been deposited with the bank between September 2010 and June 2011, reports DNA. Following the incid
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Officials of the Fort branch of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in Mumbai carrying out an audit of old and worn-out currency notes found Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) totaling over INR 388000 had been deposited with the bank between September 2010 and June 2011, reports DNA. Following the incident, the Police on January 15 arrested a man, Said-ul alias Aslam Suratali Shaikh, a Jharkhand native living at Pydhonie. Another significant fact was that small denomination notes were also deposited in the bank, which is very rare, said the Police. Interestingly, the fake notes were deposited in the department that checks and exchanges torn and unusable notes.
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January - 15 
two ATM vans, belonging to two private banks, were seized with nearly INR 130 million in cash UP last week, reports Times of India. Asian Age adds that specific information that operatives in Nepal backed by Inter Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) are viewing the UP polls as an opportunity to
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two ATM vans, belonging to two private banks, were seized with nearly INR 130 million in cash UP last week, reports Times of India. Asian Age adds that specific information that operatives in Nepal backed by Inter Services Intelligence Agency (ISI) are viewing the UP polls as an opportunity to pump in large amounts of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) into this country.
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January - 16 
India and Nepal on January 16 decided to intensify cooperation in sharing terror-related information on a real-time basis and check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), according to Hindustan Times. The two sides decided to raise the level of counter-terror cooperation and decided that
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India and Nepal on January 16 decided to intensify cooperation in sharing terror-related information on a real-time basis and check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), according to Hindustan Times. The two sides decided to raise the level of counter-terror cooperation and decided that the two home secretaries could directly take up terror-related issues on a real-time basis.
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January - 18 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said the FICNs are being routed to Bangladesh from Thail
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) now appeared to have changed the route for the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in India, according to Pioneer. ISI handlers now prefer the Thailand route that is not so policed. Sources said the FICNs are being routed to Bangladesh from Thailand and then to India from many points of the Indo-Bangla border. Indian security agencies have managed to block many routes of ISI sponsored smugglers, but the strong presence of the Dawood Ibrahim gang in Thailand is aiding the smugglers. The notes are now printed at Quetta (Balochistan) in Pakistan under the close supervision of ISI handlers ISI shifted to this route after 26/11. Earlier, the ISI used to print notes in Sialkot (Punjab) and Karachi (Sindh) and then push the same in the Indian markets by exploiting the porous Indo-Nepal border. The problem about this menace, according to the experts, emanates from the exports of paper from the European countries. According to an estimate, India imports 98 percent of its currency papers from various European countries and it is here where ISI modules move in. It seems ISI exploits to its advantage by accessing the security features in form of watermark, special magnetic thread and other key security features. Deccan Chronicle reports that the ongoing investigations by National Investigation Agency (NIA) and other multiple agencies into the recent smashing of an international FICN racket has once again not just confirmed the nexus between the underworld and the ISI but also revealed that Aftab Batki, a key associate of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, is the mastermind behind the entire network. Batki has once again been directed by the ISI top-brass to revive his syndicate of FICN operatives in UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and even Thailand.
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January - 19 
Interrogation of two people arrested from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir on January 17 after the busting of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket in New Delhi on January 12 has revealed that the busted FICNs racket was on for over a year, reports Indian Express. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Spec
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Interrogation of two people arrested from Jammu in Jammu and Kashmir on January 17 after the busting of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket in New Delhi on January 12 has revealed that the busted FICNs racket was on for over a year, reports Indian Express. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Arun Kampani said the two men, Yakub Ali and Ghulam Mohammed, arrested for allegedly transporting FICNs worth INR 22.4 million after receiving the consignment from Pakistan confessed they had been operating for a year. Kampani said Ghulam and Ali worked as transporters in Jammu. “Ghulam was the owner of a trading company while Ali was his employee. They have been in this racket for the past one year. We are still interrogating them.” Police sources said Ghulam told them that he owned the Khawaja Trading Company and used it as a front to smuggle FICNs from Pakistan. The two men, sources said, admitted they were the first point of contact for Iqbal Rana who transported FICNs into India through the borders of Rajouri and Poonch. “Yakub and Ali have been working as transporters for quite some time. No one suspected them and they were known to people at the border. The fake currency was concealed in packages of clothes and stored in a godown. They would wait for the right time to send it to Delhi by train,” an investigating officer said.
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January - 19 
Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Gachhadar disclosed that Nepal has confiscated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 80 million in recent times and conveyed to India that it would not allow any anti-India activity on its soil, according to CNN-IBN. Gachhadar, who met Union Home Minister P
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Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Gachhadar disclosed that Nepal has confiscated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 80 million in recent times and conveyed to India that it would not allow any anti-India activity on its soil, according to CNN-IBN. Gachhadar, who met Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi, told reporters that his country was taking strong action against those involved in circulation of FICNs. "We have assured the Indian government that our territory will not be allowed to be used for activities inimical to India's interest," he said, adding his country was committed to providing all necessary cooperation and assistance in security matters. India would provide Nepal help in strengthening border and aviation security, particularly at Kathmandu's Tribhuvan international airport, he added further. He also said that New Delhi has promised Kathmandu to help it enhancing border and aviation security and modernising its law enforcement agencies.
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January - 23 
Four persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of various denominations worth 513000 was seized at Nandura in Buldhana District on January 23, reports Times of India. Magaz Iman (40) and Barik Imam (25), both residents of Nabi Nagar at Alinagar and Feroz Hamidu Ratman (26) and Rah
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Four persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of various denominations worth 513000 was seized at Nandura in Buldhana District on January 23, reports Times of India. Magaz Iman (40) and Barik Imam (25), both residents of Nabi Nagar at Alinagar and Feroz Hamidu Ratman (26) and Rahman Badaf Budhu (22) of Rustam Nagar at Alibag in Malda District of West Bengal were arrested. 355 FICNs of 1000 denomination, 274 of 500, 181 of 100 and 59 notes of 50 were seized.
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January - 23 
Mohammed Ismail, arrested in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), was brought to the court in Pondicherry on January 23, The Hindu reported. Ismail was arrested from Gorimedu while trying to make a purchase using FICN.
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Mohammed Ismail, arrested in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), was brought to the court in Pondicherry on January 23, The Hindu reported. Ismail was arrested from Gorimedu while trying to make a purchase using FICN.
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January - 23 
The Delhi Police has been advised to keep an eye on the wholesale markets to break an international counterfeiter's network that spans "from Karachi to Chandni Chowk", reports Hindustan Times. Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) said Iqbal Kana, who is suspected to push at least FICNs worth INR
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The Delhi Police has been advised to keep an eye on the wholesale markets to break an international counterfeiter's network that spans "from Karachi to Chandni Chowk", reports Hindustan Times. Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) said Iqbal Kana, who is suspected to push at least FICNs worth INR 16 Billion into India every year, has a tremendous presence in the markets of Jama Masjid and Sadar Bazaar.
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January - 23 
The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) seized during a raid on a gambling den led to unearthing of a FICN racket in the Krishna District on January 23, The Hindu. The Police, who recovered some FICNs from gamblers in Arigela village during Sankranti (a festival) on January 16 arrested three persons -
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The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) seized during a raid on a gambling den led to unearthing of a FICN racket in the Krishna District on January 23, The Hindu. The Police, who recovered some FICNs from gamblers in Arigela village during Sankranti (a festival) on January 16 arrested three persons -- G. Babu Rao alias Nani a photographer, P. Kalyan an employee in a colour lab and an agriculturist V. Gnaneswar – allegedly involved in printing of FICNs, said Krishna district Superintendent of Police P.V.S. Ramakrishna.
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January - 26 
PTI reports that Police are conducting a probe after Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) were found in some of the currencies sent to the Reserve Bank of India, Chennai, by some banks Tirunelveli. The investigation was launched after Loganathan, Assistant General Manager, RBI, on January 26 filed a c
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PTI reports that Police are conducting a probe after Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) were found in some of the currencies sent to the Reserve Bank of India, Chennai, by some banks Tirunelveli. The investigation was launched after Loganathan, Assistant General Manager, RBI, on January 26 filed a complaint with the Tirunelveli City Police Commissioner over the issue.
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January - 28 
The special task force of the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Howrah in West Bengal on January 28 arrested a three-member gang involved in the transportation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to Pune in Maharashtra, reports Times of India. The consignment apprehended was brought to Howrah fro
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The special task force of the Government Railway Police (GRP) in Howrah in West Bengal on January 28 arrested a three-member gang involved in the transportation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to Pune in Maharashtra, reports Times of India. The consignment apprehended was brought to Howrah from Jharkhand for onward movement to Pune. It is yet to be known whether the notes were printed in Nepal, Bangladesh or at some press in India itself. Several such raids conducted by security agencies in the last couple of years have established that Kolkata and Howrah are conduits for the movement of FICN to the rest of the country. Much of the FICN flows into the country from neighbouring Bangladesh and Nepal.
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January - 29 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has undertaken two major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases in the State, after some Pakistan links were established in both the cases, reports IBN Live. The NIA has undertaken the investigation of the FICNs seized from Karipur and Nedumbassery Internati
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has undertaken two major Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) cases in the State, after some Pakistan links were established in both the cases, reports IBN Live. The NIA has undertaken the investigation of the FICNs seized from Karipur and Nedumbassery International Airports worth 7.25 million and 2.41 million, respectively. “The NIA has got a good lead in the FICN case investigation. The agency could unearth the link connecting these two cases during the investigation of previous counterfeit cases registered in Hyderabad,” the NIA officials said. The First Information Report (FIR) on these two cases will be submitted before the Ernakulam NIA Court within four days, they said. At present, these two cases were being investigated by the Organised
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February - 1 
Hindustan Times reports that Haroon Rashid Naik (33), a Mumbra (a Mumbai suburb) resident, was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the 13/7 triple blasts case on February 1. He is the fourth man to be arrested in the case for facilitating the hawala racket from where Mumbai blasts were fun
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Hindustan Times reports that Haroon Rashid Naik (33), a Mumbra (a Mumbai suburb) resident, was arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the 13/7 triple blasts case on February 1. He is the fourth man to be arrested in the case for facilitating the hawala racket from where Mumbai blasts were funded. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) suspects the use of fake currency in the blasts and have taken Naik into custody because of his earlier arrest in a fake currency case on August 22, 2011. Haroon Rashid Naik underwent training with Indian Mujahideen (IM) founder Yasin Bhatkal in Pakistan. The duo underwent training in explosives and weapons there. In Feb-March 2011, Naik sent INR 1 million through Hawala from Middle East to co-accused Kanwar Nain Wazeer Chand Patrija (also arrested in the case) to be handed over to Bhatkal. Asian Age reports that the role of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) is getting clearer day by day as Bhatkal is said to have been funded by Karachi-based operatives of ISI. The money was handed over to Bhatkal, the founder of Indian Mujahideen who currently operates out of Karachi. Bhatkal in turn sent the money through the hawala network to an accomplice in Middle East who then sent the money to India who is suspected to be Kanwar Pathrija
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February - 3 
A security guard was arrested along with FICNs in Hyderabad on February 3, reports The Hindu. The Police arrested Mohamed Asim Khan (27) and recovered FICNs, having face value of eight thousand rupees, which were believed to have been printed in Pakistan. Originally from Haryana, Khan came in contac
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A security guard was arrested along with FICNs in Hyderabad on February 3, reports The Hindu. The Police arrested Mohamed Asim Khan (27) and recovered FICNs, having face value of eight thousand rupees, which were believed to have been printed in Pakistan. Originally from Haryana, Khan came in contact with a person, Arif, through his acquaintances from his village in Haryana, who was arrested by the Cyberabad Police in a dacoity case at Medchal Khan. Commissioners' Task Force (North) Inspector L. Raja Venkat Reddy said the accused obtained the counterfeit currency through Arif's brother and planned to circulate them in Hyderabad.
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February - 4 
Police on February 4 arrested two inter-state gang members of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) from Patna (Bihar) and recovered FICNs of the face value of INR four lakhs in two bags from their possession, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided a place in Karbigahiya and arrested the
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Police on February 4 arrested two inter-state gang members of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) from Patna (Bihar) and recovered FICNs of the face value of INR four lakhs in two bags from their possession, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided a place in Karbigahiya and arrested the two persons allegedly involved in illicit trade of FICN. They were identified as Prabhat Kumar Agrawal from Belaganj in Gaya District and another Prakash Maurya from Aurangabad District.
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February - 7 
Mumbai Police arrested two Jharkhand-based persons for carrying FICNs amounting to 119,000 from Kika Street in Bhuleshwar area, reports DNA. The arrested persons were identified as Muzammil Shaikh (32) and Zaharul Shaikh (20)
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Mumbai Police arrested two Jharkhand-based persons for carrying FICNs amounting to 119,000 from Kika Street in Bhuleshwar area, reports DNA. The arrested persons were identified as Muzammil Shaikh (32) and Zaharul Shaikh (20)
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February - 7 
Special Operation Group (SOG) busted an inter-state fake currency racket on February 7 and arrested three persons from Ahmedabad. The team also seized 200 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with denomination of Rs 1,000. The FICNs were allegedly brought in from West Bengal. The detainees have been id
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Special Operation Group (SOG) busted an inter-state fake currency racket on February 7 and arrested three persons from Ahmedabad. The team also seized 200 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with denomination of Rs 1,000. The FICNs were allegedly brought in from West Bengal. The detainees have been identified as Noor Islam Sikander Sheikh, Riyauddin Shaukat Ali Sheikh and Babar Anish Sheikh, all from Malda Tehsil in West Bengal. The alleged mastermind, Santu alias Mohun Rehman Sheikh of Malda, is reportedly hiding in West Bengal.
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February - 8 
Police arrested two more persons on February 8 carrying FICN worth INR 29500 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, reports Times of India. The two men arrested on February 8 belong to Malda District in West Bengal.
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Police arrested two more persons on February 8 carrying FICN worth INR 29500 in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, reports Times of India. The two men arrested on February 8 belong to Malda District in West Bengal.
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February - 9 
In another case regarding FICN, Kerela Police is now probing the possibility of FICN rackets operating from Maldives in the last couple of years, reports Deccan Chronicle. Large amounts of fake Indian currency originating from Pakistan might be coming into the state through Maldivian hands, sources
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In another case regarding FICN, Kerela Police is now probing the possibility of FICN rackets operating from Maldives in the last couple of years, reports Deccan Chronicle. Large amounts of fake Indian currency originating from Pakistan might be coming into the state through Maldivian hands, sources said.
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February - 9 
More than 400 fake currency notes in different denominations and amounting to more than INR 170900 were recovered at a single bank branch located in Fatehpuri near Chandni Chowk in Delhi on February 9. Suspected to have been printed at a government printing press in Karachi and smuggled into the cou
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More than 400 fake currency notes in different denominations and amounting to more than INR 170900 were recovered at a single bank branch located in Fatehpuri near Chandni Chowk in Delhi on February 9. Suspected to have been printed at a government printing press in Karachi and smuggled into the country through train at the behest of wanted counterfeiter Iqbal Kana, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) had asked the police to keep an eye on his smuggling network that spans from Karachi to Chandni Chowk.Kana, originally a resident of Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh has been operating from Lahore in Pakistan since in 2001 and is suspected to push at least INR 1,600 crores of FICN into the country every year. He has a tremendous presence in Jama Masjid and Sadar Bazar area of Old Delhi.
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February - 13 
Additional district and sessions judge Raj Narayan Singh convicted three persons for printing fake Indian currency notes (FICN) and punished them with ten years of rigorous imprisonment on February 13 in Kanpur. A fine of Rs 21,000 each was also imposed. The sentenced persons were identified as Sonu
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Additional district and sessions judge Raj Narayan Singh convicted three persons for printing fake Indian currency notes (FICN) and punished them with ten years of rigorous imprisonment on February 13 in Kanpur. A fine of Rs 21,000 each was also imposed. The sentenced persons were identified as Sonu, Guddu Singh Bhadoria and Gyanendra. Police had arrested Sonu from Yashoda Nagar in Kanpur in May 1998 and recovered two fake currency notes of Rs 1000 and 500 denominations and 26 notes of Rs 100 notes. Sonu's interrogation revealed that Guddu Singh Bhadoria was running the FICN racket. The Police raided his den and arrested him. Bhadoria said that Gyanendra was also involved in printing of fake currency.
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February - 13 
Police have arrested a Sri Lankan citizen in possession of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR one lakh on February 13 in Bangalore. Police have further launched a search operation for two accomplices of the Sri Lankan. This arrest comes after security agencies have started probing the Mal
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Police have arrested a Sri Lankan citizen in possession of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR one lakh on February 13 in Bangalore. Police have further launched a search operation for two accomplices of the Sri Lankan. This arrest comes after security agencies have started probing the Maldives/Sri Lanka route to infuse FICNs in south India.
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February - 16 
Karnataka Police have recovered 217 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) each of INR 500 denomination amounting to INR 108500 from a hotel room on Visvesvaraya Road in Mandya town (Mandya District) of Karnataka on February 16. A youth, who rented a room in the hotel under the name of Vasu from Kolar Go
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Karnataka Police have recovered 217 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) each of INR 500 denomination amounting to INR 108500 from a hotel room on Visvesvaraya Road in Mandya town (Mandya District) of Karnataka on February 16. A youth, who rented a room in the hotel under the name of Vasu from Kolar Gold Fields (Kolar District), is absconding. The FICN are photocopied in colour on high quality paper and carry the same serial number (3KS 482659).
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February - 17 
Bangladeshi national, Sadiq ul Islam, said to be involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and wanted by Mumbai Police was arrested in Murshidabad (Murshidabad District) in West Bengal on February 17. Stacks of FICNs with a face value of INR 15000 and arms were recovered from his pos
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Bangladeshi national, Sadiq ul Islam, said to be involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and wanted by Mumbai Police was arrested in Murshidabad (Murshidabad District) in West Bengal on February 17. Stacks of FICNs with a face value of INR 15000 and arms were recovered from his possession. Police also busted an illegal arms racket and arrested the kingpin, Wahid. Several kinds of sophisticated guns and ammunitions were recovered from him.
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February - 17 
Delhi Police claimed to have busted a racket of printing counterfeit US Dollars (USD), fake passports, visas and residential permits, reports Zee News. Police arrested five foreign nationals and recovered a huge cache of fake currency and documents from their possession. Gabriel Olawale Ajisafe, Sun
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Delhi Police claimed to have busted a racket of printing counterfeit US Dollars (USD), fake passports, visas and residential permits, reports Zee News. Police arrested five foreign nationals and recovered a huge cache of fake currency and documents from their possession. Gabriel Olawale Ajisafe, Sunny Odigie, Enwere Okechukwa Kelvin Enwere, Caroline Cherotich and Augustine John Kwaku Kyare were arrested on February 15 for running the racket for the past one year in the National Capital Region.
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February - 18 
Police have recovered 89 fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 44,500 from two employees of a private bank on February 18 in Balaghat (Balaghat District), Madhya Pradesh. The two employees -- Mukesh Karkaare and Manoj Dhurve were arrested after they came to deposit INR 198,000 in a State Bank
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Police have recovered 89 fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 44,500 from two employees of a private bank on February 18 in Balaghat (Balaghat District), Madhya Pradesh. The two employees -- Mukesh Karkaare and Manoj Dhurve were arrested after they came to deposit INR 198,000 in a State Bank of India branch and fake notes were found in bundles of INR 500 denomination along with the money.
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February - 21 
Two persons were arrested in Karol Bagh area of Delhi allegedly with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 20,000 on February 21. The two men- Sharafat Khan (65) and Yusuf Khan (55) – hail from Rampur and Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, respectively.
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Two persons were arrested in Karol Bagh area of Delhi allegedly with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 20,000 on February 21. The two men- Sharafat Khan (65) and Yusuf Khan (55) – hail from Rampur and Mathura in Uttar Pradesh, respectively.
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February - 25 
Police arrested three persons and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth 80000 from their possession in Muradnagar town of Ghaziabad District on February 25. A police team raided a house in Ordinance Factory area and arrested the trio -- Deepak, Rohit and Rahisuddin -- while they were pri
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Police arrested three persons and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth 80000 from their possession in Muradnagar town of Ghaziabad District on February 25. A police team raided a house in Ordinance Factory area and arrested the trio -- Deepak, Rohit and Rahisuddin -- while they were printing FICNs. A printer and scanner were also seized from them. The fake notes were in denomination of INR 500 and 1000.
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February - 28 
Bihar Police on February 28 recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of the face value of INR 37,000 and arrested six persons from Bharatpur village in Saran District. One scanner, a laptop, printing machines, besides four weapons were also recovered during the operation.
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Bihar Police on February 28 recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of the face value of INR 37,000 and arrested six persons from Bharatpur village in Saran District. One scanner, a laptop, printing machines, besides four weapons were also recovered during the operation.
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Surat Rural Police arrested four persons from Kadod village in Bardoli taluka (administrative division) of Surat District and seized fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 800,000 from them on March 9, reported Indian Express. The arrestees were, identified as Salim Multani, Narendra Mistry fr
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Surat Rural Police arrested four persons from Kadod village in Bardoli taluka (administrative division) of Surat District and seized fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 800,000 from them on March 9, reported Indian Express. The arrestees were, identified as Salim Multani, Narendra Mistry from Kadod, and Anis Vasu and Satish Mohan from Kerala. Further investigation by Surat Crime Branch Officials led to the arrest of three more persons in Surat District on March 11 with their involvement in the FICN racket, adds Times of India. Those arrested were identified as Ravisinh, Dinesh Jain, son of the owner of a petrol pump in Palsana (Surat District), and Anna alias Premkumar.
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March - 10 
According to enforcement agencies, Dubai is now the new and major printing centre for Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), IBNLive reported on March 10. The notes are printed in denominations of INR 500 and INR 1,000. Earlier, Pakistan was a big, direct source of funnelling of FICN into the Indian econ
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According to enforcement agencies, Dubai is now the new and major printing centre for Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), IBNLive reported on March 10. The notes are printed in denominations of INR 500 and INR 1,000. Earlier, Pakistan was a big, direct source of funnelling of FICN into the Indian economy. Intelligence sources revealed, “The recent seizures have also indicated that the quality of currency notes coming from Dubai is superior unlike the earlier scanned ones. It has become very difficult for detection, especially for the common man.” Due to international pressure, sources added that printing of FICN has stopped in Pakistan and now the major FICN conspirator, Aftab Batki has shifted his base to Dubai.
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March - 11 
Police have arrested Mohammed Jahid with INR 3.97 lakh of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) on March 11, from the old bus stand area of Ramgarh (Ramgarh District), according to The Times of India. The FICN was given by Bittu of Asansol in West Bengal. However, Bittu managed to escape. "Jahid was a
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Police have arrested Mohammed Jahid with INR 3.97 lakh of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) on March 11, from the old bus stand area of Ramgarh (Ramgarh District), according to The Times of India. The FICN was given by Bittu of Asansol in West Bengal. However, Bittu managed to escape. "Jahid was a regular visitor to Ramgarh for circulating fake currency in the market, which was provided by Bittu," stated Ramgarh Superintendant of Police (SP) Anish Gupta.
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March - 11 
Police sources said that the racket was active for the last eight months and investigators are now looking for Nasir, who hails from Kerala and two others. Police recovered 1,598 fake currency notes with a face value of INR 500, a printer, a computer, five cell phones, 450 sheets of paper for printi
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Police sources said that the racket was active for the last eight months and investigators are now looking for Nasir, who hails from Kerala and two others. Police recovered 1,598 fake currency notes with a face value of INR 500, a printer, a computer, five cell phones, 450 sheets of paper for printing fake currency, other equipment and cash of INR 93,000 during the raids.
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March - 15 
Abdul Rehman Haji from Hosdurg Kolavayal in Kasargod District (Kerala), who is said to be the chief operator of a cartel engaged in supplying fake Indian currency notes (FICN) printed in Pakistan to Districts in Kerala and Karnataka, was arrested by the Dubai police on March 7 in Dubai, United Arab
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Abdul Rehman Haji from Hosdurg Kolavayal in Kasargod District (Kerala), who is said to be the chief operator of a cartel engaged in supplying fake Indian currency notes (FICN) printed in Pakistan to Districts in Kerala and Karnataka, was arrested by the Dubai police on March 7 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). National Investigation Agency (NIA), to which a case relating to confiscation of FICN worth INR 100,000 by the policemen of Taliparamba station recently, was entrusted, were trying to lay their lands on Abdul Rehman Haji. NIA had found that Abdul Haji has been sending FICNs into India from a hideout in Ajman in UAE, and that the funds so created not only served to upset the financial stability of the country, but they were also used to fund terrorist organizations.
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March - 17 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Jitendra Nagar and Manoharsingh Rathod, for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in a market at Ratanpol crossroads of Ahmadabad city on March 17, reports DNA News. FICN of INR 500 denomination was recovered from their possession. Both the persons
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Jitendra Nagar and Manoharsingh Rathod, for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in a market at Ratanpol crossroads of Ahmadabad city on March 17, reports DNA News. FICN of INR 500 denomination was recovered from their possession. Both the persons are from Rajasthan.
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March - 20 
Five persons were arrested on March 20 and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth nearly INR 1.5 million were recovered from them in Kolkata. The arrested persons were identified as - Seikh Alam, Saddam Hossain, Khageswar Mondal, Seikh Akhter and Seikh Zahirul. Police are on the lookout for those w
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Five persons were arrested on March 20 and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth nearly INR 1.5 million were recovered from them in Kolkata. The arrested persons were identified as - Seikh Alam, Saddam Hossain, Khageswar Mondal, Seikh Akhter and Seikh Zahirul. Police are on the lookout for those who were supposed to receive the consignment.
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March - 20 
The Tardeo Police in Mumbai on March 20 arrested two persons from the Haji Ali dargah (shrine) for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 67,500, reports Indian Express. The accused, identified as Mukhtar Shaikh (26) and Debashish Das (25), hail from Jharkhand and had come to the ci
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The Tardeo Police in Mumbai on March 20 arrested two persons from the Haji Ali dargah (shrine) for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 67,500, reports Indian Express. The accused, identified as Mukhtar Shaikh (26) and Debashish Das (25), hail from Jharkhand and had come to the city to work, Police said.
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March - 24 
A man was awarded a seven year imprisonment term by a local court on March 24 in Muzzafarnagar (Muzzafarnagar District)) for supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). Ahsan, from whom fake notes having face value of thousands of rupees were recovered on May 21 in 2008 at Kairana town in the same
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A man was awarded a seven year imprisonment term by a local court on March 24 in Muzzafarnagar (Muzzafarnagar District)) for supplying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). Ahsan, from whom fake notes having face value of thousands of rupees were recovered on May 21 in 2008 at Kairana town in the same District, was found guilty in the court of Additional District Sessions judge M K Shukla. According to the prosecution, a fine of INR 20,000 was also imposed on him.
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March - 27 
A joint team of Uttar Pradesh police and Special Operation Group on March 27 arrested two persons from Allahabad junction main gate (Allahabad District) and recovered fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 100,000 of INR 500 denomination, reported Times of India. The arrested persons were id
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A joint team of Uttar Pradesh police and Special Operation Group on March 27 arrested two persons from Allahabad junction main gate (Allahabad District) and recovered fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 100,000 of INR 500 denomination, reported Times of India. The arrested persons were identified as Rukhsana and Dharmendra Sonkar.
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March - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 28 arrested two suspects - Imran and Jenab - from Chandni Chowk are in Delhi along with a consignment of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 985,000, reports Times of India. Officials said the accused have direct links with their coordinators
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 28 arrested two suspects - Imran and Jenab - from Chandni Chowk are in Delhi along with a consignment of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) worth INR 985,000, reports Times of India. Officials said the accused have direct links with their coordinators in Pakistan, where these notes were printed before being pumped into India via conduits in Dubai. The accused are from Kairana in Uttar Pradesh’s (UP) Muzaffarnagar District. Iqbal Kana, who sent the consignment, is also from Kairana and is now in Pakistan for several years.
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March - 29 
West Bengal Police arrested another FICN supplier, Manoj Mandal, from Kalichowk administrative unit of the same District.
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West Bengal Police arrested another FICN supplier, Manoj Mandal, from Kalichowk administrative unit of the same District.
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March - 30 
The Special Operations Group (SOG), in numerous operations spread over 2011, confiscated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 10 million in Ahmedabad city, reports Daily Bhaskar on March 30. Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Chief Manoj Shashidharan said Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) was
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The Special Operations Group (SOG), in numerous operations spread over 2011, confiscated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 10 million in Ahmedabad city, reports Daily Bhaskar on March 30. Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) Chief Manoj Shashidharan said Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) was responsible for channeling FICN into Gujarat from Bangladesh. On March 28 2012, he commented, "We now know that HuJI is pumping fake Indian currency into the state, receiving help from Bangladeshis living illegally in Ahmedabad. These notes are made in Bangladesh and then brought into India by agents of this terrorist outfit. These notes are pushed into the market by simple purchasing. For shopping of say INR 200, a fake INR 1,000 note is given. The unaware shopkeeper gives back INR 800 in original currency”. The fake money is disbursed in small fractions of the original consignment, said Shashidharan. "Only Rs 25-50,000 is taken out at one time," he added. After receiving information about these favourable sites, HuJI agents from Bangladesh get FICN to Lal Darwaza area of Ahmedabad, from where they are circulated to other parts of the city.
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March - 30 
West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) team and Andhra Pradesh Police arrested a mastermind of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, identified as Luftar Haque (25), in Baishnabnagar village of Malda District on March 30, according to Zee News. Police sources said Haque used to smuggle
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West Bengal Crime Investigation Department (CID) team and Andhra Pradesh Police arrested a mastermind of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, identified as Luftar Haque (25), in Baishnabnagar village of Malda District on March 30, according to Zee News. Police sources said Haque used to smuggle FICNs from Bangladesh and circulate it to the rest of the country.
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April - 5 
DNA reports that the Prime Minister’s special envoy, Satinder K Lamba, said Delhi that while India appreciated the efforts of the Bangladesh Government of taking actions against the elements inimical to India, there was a need to do more, including finalising the extradition treaty. Lamba said some
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DNA reports that the Prime Minister’s special envoy, Satinder K Lamba, said Delhi that while India appreciated the efforts of the Bangladesh Government of taking actions against the elements inimical to India, there was a need to do more, including finalising the extradition treaty. Lamba said some of the terrorist groups and their associated agencies continue to have their hideouts and the network of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in Bangladesh. Noting that three security related agreements have already been signed between the countries, he hoped that the extradition treaty will be finalised soon to complete the process of putting in place the framework for cooperation on security related matters
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April - 5 
Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on Pakistan's role behind the ploy to destabilize the Indian economy, reports Times of India on April 6. It has also claimed that West Bengal is the main transit point of the FICN consignments. In January this year, following synchronized
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Meanwhile, National Investigation Agency (NIA) has zeroed in on Pakistan's role behind the ploy to destabilize the Indian economy, reports Times of India on April 6. It has also claimed that West Bengal is the main transit point of the FICN consignments. In January this year, following synchronized operations along with different state agencies and Border Security Force (BSF), NIA held 14 persons including Morgen Hossain and Rakib Seikh from Jamshedtola in Malda District of West Bengal, from whom it got specific evidence to back its claims that all the fake notes circulated in India were printed in Pakistan and smuggled through Bangladesh and Nepal. With the leads extracted from the duo, NIA rounded up two more persons - Imran and Jenab on March 28 this year - and seized fake notes of INR 985,000. Both were key operatives of the racket and hail from Muzaffarnagar District in Uttar Pradesh. Their interrogation revealed that one Iqbal Kana, another Muzaffarnagar native, is one of the main liaison persons receiving the consignments from one Mohammad Ashraf in Dubai.
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April - 13 
Police unearthed a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) manufacturing unit in Vijay Vihar Phase-II on the outskirts of New Delhi and arrested one 42-year-old woman, identified as Alka Grover, on April 13, reports The Hindu. During the raid Police claimed to have recovered FICNs of more than INR 25,000
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Police unearthed a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) manufacturing unit in Vijay Vihar Phase-II on the outskirts of New Delhi and arrested one 42-year-old woman, identified as Alka Grover, on April 13, reports The Hindu. During the raid Police claimed to have recovered FICNs of more than INR 25,000 in various denominations. A desktop, a keyboard and a printer allegedly used to print the FICN were also recovered during the raid.
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April - 13 
The Economic Times reports that addressing at the inauguration of a modern Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Pakistan border at Attari in Punjab on April 13, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram vowed to stamp down heavily on those carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and indulge in smu
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The Economic Times reports that addressing at the inauguration of a modern Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Pakistan border at Attari in Punjab on April 13, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram vowed to stamp down heavily on those carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and indulge in smuggling of drugs from across the border.
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April - 15 
NDTV reports that the Delhi Police told a court in New Delhi that a consignment of over INR 11.8 million fake Indian currency notes (FICN), seized by it in the month of January, had been sent from Pakistan at the behest of its intelligence agency and banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to des
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NDTV reports that the Delhi Police told a court in New Delhi that a consignment of over INR 11.8 million fake Indian currency notes (FICN), seized by it in the month of January, had been sent from Pakistan at the behest of its intelligence agency and banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to destabilise the Indian economy. The Police made this claim in its charge sheet, filed in the court of Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Vinod Yadav and indicting five Indians, arrested along with the FICN consignment on January 12. The seizure of the counterfeit notes with a face value of over INR 11.8 million, concealed in 33 cloth bundles and loaded in two tempos, was made from near a godown at Dabri in West Delhi. The Police have named Zeeshan Khan, a resident of Dabri, Ash Mohammad of Uttar Pradesh, Ghulam Ahmed, Yakoob Ali and Mohd Rafiq from Jammu and Kashmir as accused. All of them are presently in judicial custody.
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April - 16 
Hindustan Times reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) on April 16 directed Ambala sessions judge to conduct retrial of former Jagraon Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurcharan Singh Pherurai and his brother Gurmail Singh in 2002 fake Indian currency note (FICN) seizure case, sett
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Hindustan Times reports that the Punjab and Haryana High Court (HC) on April 16 directed Ambala sessions judge to conduct retrial of former Jagraon Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gurcharan Singh Pherurai and his brother Gurmail Singh in 2002 fake Indian currency note (FICN) seizure case, setting aside their acquittal orders and complete it within four months. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Mahesh Grover in its order found the trial against the two "wholly vitiated".
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April - 17 
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will revise the procedure for authentication of currency notes by banks before it goes to customers, reports The Economic Times. The move is aimed at curbing the hazard of increasing number of counterfeit currencies in circulation. "Banks are advised to streamline the
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will revise the procedure for authentication of currency notes by banks before it goes to customers, reports The Economic Times. The move is aimed at curbing the hazard of increasing number of counterfeit currencies in circulation. "Banks are advised to streamline their system in a manner which will make them bear the risk of counterfeit bank notes rather than the common man who unknowingly comes in possession of such notes," RBI said in its Annual Monetary Policy statement. The number of counterfeit notes in circulation has risen to 4, 30, 000 in 2010-11 from 3, 89, 000 in 2008-09, according to RBI data, even as the number of such fake notes at RBI's vault has declined to 45,235 notes from 52,620.
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April - 18 
The Hindu reports that one more person, identified as Vinod alias Amit (33), was arrested on April 18 at the instance of his woman accomplice, Alka Grover (42), who was arrested on April 13, in connection with the unearthing of a unit printing fake Indian currency note (FICN) in Vijay Vihar Phase-II
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The Hindu reports that one more person, identified as Vinod alias Amit (33), was arrested on April 18 at the instance of his woman accomplice, Alka Grover (42), who was arrested on April 13, in connection with the unearthing of a unit printing fake Indian currency note (FICN) in Vijay Vihar Phase-II on the outskirts of New Delhi. The Police claim to have recovered INR 3, 51, 000 in FICN with the arrest. The notes seized are in denomination of INR 500 and INR 100, the Police said. “Vinod revealed during interrogation that he along with his accomplices printed fake notes at the house belonging to Alka in Vijay Vihar Phase-II. The notes were supplied in Punjab and Haryana,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) B S Jaiswal.
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April - 19 
On April 19, two persons were arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to the face value of INR 300,000 and were remanded to judicial custody, reports IBN Live. Purushotham Soni and Ayal Raj were arrested from the Central railway station in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). They were found to
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On April 19, two persons were arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) to the face value of INR 300,000 and were remanded to judicial custody, reports IBN Live. Purushotham Soni and Ayal Raj were arrested from the Central railway station in Chennai (Tamil Nadu). They were found to have procured the FICN from a person named Lal Mohammed of Malda District in West Bengal.
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April - 20 
The Indian Express reports that a charge sheet filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police states that fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 22.4 million, which were recovered from Dabri area of Southwest Delhi on January 12, 2012, had reached the city through the trade route on the Line of
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The Indian Express reports that a charge sheet filed by the Special Cell of the Delhi Police states that fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth INR 22.4 million, which were recovered from Dabri area of Southwest Delhi on January 12, 2012, had reached the city through the trade route on the Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir. Police said the consignment was brought to Delhi, hidden in cloth bundles, via the Sampark Kranti Express train which originates in Udhampur in J&K.
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April - 20 
The Times of India reports that increased cooperation between India and the US on detection and tracking of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) is likely with terror funding, cyber crime, intelligence sharing being discussed between Union Home Secretary R K Singh and US Deputy Secretary for Homeland S
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The Times of India reports that increased cooperation between India and the US on detection and tracking of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) is likely with terror funding, cyber crime, intelligence sharing being discussed between Union Home Secretary R K Singh and US Deputy Secretary for Homeland Security Jane Holl Lute in New Delhi on April 20. While both sides remained tight-lipped on the details of the day-long discussion, sources said that the US and India were likely to share technical know-how and intelligence on the detection of bulk smuggling of FICN. According to a recent confidential Government report, four in every 1,000 currency notes in circulation in India are fake amounting to as much as INR 32 billion in 2010. The white paper on the status of FICN, prepared jointly by the Intelligence Bureau, Research & Analysis Wing, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence and Central Bureau of Investigation had expressed concern on the trend saying it was seriously affecting the credibility of the rupee as legal tender. FICN that flowed into India in 2010 from abroad were in the range of INR 15 billion- INR 17 billion, the white paper said.
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April - 20 
The Times of India reports that two persons, identified as Mohammed Abdul Aleem alias Arshad (24) and Abdul Muqtadeer alias Imran (25), residents of Borabanda, were arrested by the city Police for allegedly possessing INR 180, 000 fake Indian currency note (FICN) at Tolichowki in Hyderabad District
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The Times of India reports that two persons, identified as Mohammed Abdul Aleem alias Arshad (24) and Abdul Muqtadeer alias Imran (25), residents of Borabanda, were arrested by the city Police for allegedly possessing INR 180, 000 fake Indian currency note (FICN) at Tolichowki in Hyderabad District on April 20. "The two accused were found at Sha Ghouse hotel on Friday under suspicious circumstances. On interrogation, they disclosed that they are into the business of circulating fake currency. We recovered 190 notes of INR 500 denomination while 85 notes are of INR 1,000 denomination,'' Langar Houz inspector NB Ratnam said.
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April - 23 
two persons, identified as Jitendra Gupta and Imesh Yadav were arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch with FICN amounting to INR 4.854 million on April 23 from Siddharth Nagar transit camp area in Goregaon (West) in Mumbai, reports dnaindia.com. The duo was planning to set up a full-fledged fake curren
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two persons, identified as Jitendra Gupta and Imesh Yadav were arrested by the Mumbai Crime Branch with FICN amounting to INR 4.854 million on April 23 from Siddharth Nagar transit camp area in Goregaon (West) in Mumbai, reports dnaindia.com. The duo was planning to set up a full-fledged fake currency printing factory in Mumbai. The Police recovered fake notes of INR 100, INR 500 and INR 1,000 denominations, a high-quality printer, sparkle pens and bundles of blank papers from their hideout.
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April - 25 
Airport customs officials of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (Maharashtra) on April 25, arrested a naval captain of Saudi Arabia, identified as Mohammed Bandar (31) for smuggling in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 45,000 , reports The Times of India.
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Airport customs officials of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (Maharashtra) on April 25, arrested a naval captain of Saudi Arabia, identified as Mohammed Bandar (31) for smuggling in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 45,000 , reports The Times of India. Officials said Bandar had obtained it from an authorized money dealer in Saudi Arabia. He was caught when he tried to pass off it as genuine at a pre-paid taxi counter. The incident has brought to focus the issue of granting bail to those arrested under the Customs Act and Central Excise Act.
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April - 26 
Police arrested three youths from Chunnambuthara town in Palakkad District of Kerala with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of face value of INR 846,000 with 1000 and 500 denominations brought in a car from Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) to Thrissur on April 26, reports The Hindu. The three arrested persons
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Police arrested three youths from Chunnambuthara town in Palakkad District of Kerala with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of face value of INR 846,000 with 1000 and 500 denominations brought in a car from Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu) to Thrissur on April 26, reports The Hindu. The three arrested persons have been identified as Prasad (37), M.K. Joy (43) and Manoj (38).
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April - 27 
A suspect, identified as Mehmood Khan, was arrested for circulating nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1000 denomination in Satha Bazaar area of Indore on April 27, reports Daily Bhaskar. The matter came to fore when he approached Bank of India branch in Satha bazaar area to deposit some
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A suspect, identified as Mehmood Khan, was arrested for circulating nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1000 denomination in Satha Bazaar area of Indore on April 27, reports Daily Bhaskar. The matter came to fore when he approached Bank of India branch in Satha bazaar area to deposit some currency notes into his account, Sarafa Police station in-charge B.S. Tomar told.
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April - 27 
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers on April 27 arrested a passenger who arrived by an Emirates flight from Dubai and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 4. Million from him at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), reports IBN L
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officers on April 27 arrested a passenger who arrived by an Emirates flight from Dubai and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 4. Million from him at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport in Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh), reports IBN Live. Officials did not disclose the identity of the accused. This is the first big haul of this kind at Hyderabad airport, the DRI release said. "The accused, who is being questioned, had made trips to Dubai in the past for the same purpose," the release added.
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April - 29 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has got information regarding Pakistan intelligence agencies smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Dubai and Middle East into Andhra Pradesh, according to Asian Age. Earlier, FICN used to be pumped in from Dubai, but Hyderabad has suddenly beco
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has got information regarding Pakistan intelligence agencies smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Dubai and Middle East into Andhra Pradesh, according to Asian Age. Earlier, FICN used to be pumped in from Dubai, but Hyderabad has suddenly become the new point for injecting counterfeit currency. After Bangladesh, Dubai has become the latest hub for High Quality FICN. According to official sources, “In the year 2010-2011, FICN worth Rs. 35 crore [INR 350 milion] were seized. Pakistan is behind this”.
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April - 30 
A Saudi national, identified as Bandar Mohammed Ureb (32), captain of a merchant vessel, was arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 45,000 on April 30, in Mumbai (Maharashtra), reports The Times of India. Ureb arrived India from Jeddah. He claimed to ha
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A Saudi national, identified as Bandar Mohammed Ureb (32), captain of a merchant vessel, was arrested for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 45,000 on April 30, in Mumbai (Maharashtra), reports The Times of India. Ureb arrived India from Jeddah. He claimed to have got the FICN from a forex centre at the Jeddah airport.
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May - 7 
Delhi Police on May 7 arrested a 51-year-old woman, identified as Irnat Fatima, along with Fake India Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3.43 million, Times of India reported on May 9. Police said the seizure was part of a consignment of FICN worth around INR seven million that had been sent to be disp
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Delhi Police on May 7 arrested a 51-year-old woman, identified as Irnat Fatima, along with Fake India Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3.43 million, Times of India reported on May 9. Police said the seizure was part of a consignment of FICN worth around INR seven million that had been sent to be disposed of in Delhi. The source said the consignment was first sent to Punjab from where it was sent to Loni in Ghaziabad (Uttar Pradesh). Fatima's son, Shakir, had received the consignment there on April 30, 2011. However, Shakir, and another carrier, Yusuf Ali, were arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during a raid on the same day along with FICN worth around INR 1. 5 million, police said. Sources said that during the raid, Fatima escaped.
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May - 11 
Police neutralized a two-member gang circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) printed in Pakistan. The notes were smuggled into various parts of the country via Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Police arrested the gang from the railway station area of Vishakhapatnam on May 11. The arrested have
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Police neutralized a two-member gang circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) printed in Pakistan. The notes were smuggled into various parts of the country via Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Police arrested the gang from the railway station area of Vishakhapatnam on May 11. The arrested have been identified as gangsters Kasiram Mandal of West Bengal and Dabba Ravi Kumar of West Godavari District in Andhra Pradesh. They have links with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The Police have also seized FICN worth around INR 465,000 from them.
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May - 12 
Ujjain (Madhya Prdesh) Police busted an inter-state racket dealing in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) having link to Pakistan and arrested three persons, reports Daily Bhaskar. The arrestees were identified as Mohsin, Akhlakh and Istaf. Police arrested Mohsin and Akhlakh from Ujjain on May 12 and
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Ujjain (Madhya Prdesh) Police busted an inter-state racket dealing in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) having link to Pakistan and arrested three persons, reports Daily Bhaskar. The arrestees were identified as Mohsin, Akhlakh and Istaf. Police arrested Mohsin and Akhlakh from Ujjain on May 12 and following their trail went to Malda (West Bengal) and arrested Istaf and brought him to Ujjain on May 15. Istaf later revealed that the FICN are being supplied from Islamabad (capital city of Pakistan).
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May - 16 
The contraband includes fake Indian currency notes [FICN], readymade garments, foodgrains, cattle, cigarettes and medicines, narcotics (including phensedyl syrup).”
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The contraband includes fake Indian currency notes [FICN], readymade garments, foodgrains, cattle, cigarettes and medicines, narcotics (including phensedyl syrup).”
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May - 18 
A woman, identified as Agamani Majumder along with an accomplice posing as her husband, Prashanta Majumder was arrested for possessing 22 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 1000 in Kalyani in Nadia District.
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A woman, identified as Agamani Majumder along with an accomplice posing as her husband, Prashanta Majumder was arrested for possessing 22 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 1000 in Kalyani in Nadia District.
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May - 18 
Earlier on May 18, at least four customers contacted the Central Bank of India in Rathbari, after they withdrew INR 13,000 in FICN from the ATM. The sources said it was the first time so many fake notes were reported to have come out from an ATM in a day in Malda District.
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Earlier on May 18, at least four customers contacted the Central Bank of India in Rathbari, after they withdrew INR 13,000 in FICN from the ATM. The sources said it was the first time so many fake notes were reported to have come out from an ATM in a day in Malda District.
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May - 19 
Two employees of a private security agency, identified as Krishnakumar Sinha (31) and Debjyoti Ghosh (26) have been arrested on May 19, in Malda District for allegedly loading an ATM with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) 500-rupee notes,.
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Two employees of a private security agency, identified as Krishnakumar Sinha (31) and Debjyoti Ghosh (26) have been arrested on May 19, in Malda District for allegedly loading an ATM with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) 500-rupee notes,.
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May - 19 
Two persons, identified as Manikandan alias Mani and Mohammad Feroze were arrested on May 19, in Chennai in connection with possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 500 with a face value of INR 1,00,000, reports IBNLive. Fake currency of Rs 500 denomination and with a total face value of
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Two persons, identified as Manikandan alias Mani and Mohammad Feroze were arrested on May 19, in Chennai in connection with possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 500 with a face value of INR 1,00,000, reports IBNLive. Fake currency of Rs 500 denomination and with a total face value of Rs one lakh, laptop and other gadgets were recovered, a Police release said.
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May - 23 
Delhi Police on May 23, neutralized a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket with connections in Pakistan following the arrest of four persons, identified as Prem Chander Parsad, Iliyas, Baleshwar Ram and Ravi Kumar Sharma and seizure of FICN with a face value of INR 1.35 lakh from Nand Nagari area
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Delhi Police on May 23, neutralized a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket with connections in Pakistan following the arrest of four persons, identified as Prem Chander Parsad, Iliyas, Baleshwar Ram and Ravi Kumar Sharma and seizure of FICN with a face value of INR 1.35 lakh from Nand Nagari area, reports The Times of India. Investigators also claimed that for the first time, separate sheets containing fake security silver bromide threads have also been recovered from the gang. During interrogation, the accused told Police that they obtained FICN from one Shamim, a Pakistani national.
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May - 26 
Arrest of a manpower consultant from Nizamabad, Vamshi, and another broker, Srinu alias Subrahmanyam of Tanuku in West Godavari, by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on May 26, revealed that the Districts of East Godavari and West Godavari, are emerging as favourite places for
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Arrest of a manpower consultant from Nizamabad, Vamshi, and another broker, Srinu alias Subrahmanyam of Tanuku in West Godavari, by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on May 26, revealed that the Districts of East Godavari and West Godavari, are emerging as favourite places for circulating Pakistan-printed Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) which are flown into Hyderabad via Dubai. The confession of Srinu that he and some other agents from the these two Districts had been ‘in the business of circulating FICNs' for long and Vamshi was their main supplier had suggested that the FICN racket operated from abroad had crucial links with some gangs of the two districts.
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May - 27 
Most of these FICNs were taken to East Godavari and West Godavari District by agents like Srinu for circulation. Soon after the FICN consignments arrive at the airport, Vamshi received the passengers and collected the notes later on calling the agents and handing over them the fake notes.
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Most of these FICNs were taken to East Godavari and West Godavari District by agents like Srinu for circulation. Soon after the FICN consignments arrive at the airport, Vamshi received the passengers and collected the notes later on calling the agents and handing over them the fake notes.
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May - 27 
Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on May 27, and arrested three men, identified as Mohammed Javeed, Mohammed Bashaar, and Mohammed Iftiyas at Samayapuram in Trichy District, reports The Times of India. They seized FICN with the face value of INR 63,000 along with genuine notes
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Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on May 27, and arrested three men, identified as Mohammed Javeed, Mohammed Bashaar, and Mohammed Iftiyas at Samayapuram in Trichy District, reports The Times of India. They seized FICN with the face value of INR 63,000 along with genuine notes worth INR 91,000. The three arrested belonged to Bihar.
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May - 27 
The gang's modus-operandi was to pose as customers and buy items from shops around the temple and paying 500 FICNs for the purchase. They would then get the original notes for the balance amount.
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The gang's modus-operandi was to pose as customers and buy items from shops around the temple and paying 500 FICNs for the purchase. They would then get the original notes for the balance amount.
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May - 27 
The investigators are baffled as to why the scanners installed at Dubai and Hyderabad airports have failed to detect the FICN bundles brought by the passengers.
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The investigators are baffled as to why the scanners installed at Dubai and Hyderabad airports have failed to detect the FICN bundles brought by the passengers.
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May - 30 
Surat City Police arrested four persons including a woman and recovered 339 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500 denomination from them on May 30, reports The Times of India. Following specific information, a crime branch team kept a watch in Godadara area and stopped an auto rickshaw GJ-5-A
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Surat City Police arrested four persons including a woman and recovered 339 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500 denomination from them on May 30, reports The Times of India. Following specific information, a crime branch team kept a watch in Godadara area and stopped an auto rickshaw GJ-5-AY-5877 for checking. Police found 14 FICN of INR 500 denomination from the four people sitting in the auto. The arrestees identified as Mamata Ashok Gupta, Rameshwar Sukar Sahu, Shivshankar Lali Sahu and Tejnath Baleshwar Sahu were a part of a FICN distribution network. The arrestees informed Police that they arranged the notes from Jharkhand and that they brought 400 FICN of total value INR 200, 000.
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June - 1 
Police on June 1 arrested a key accused in connection with fake Indian currency note (FICN) racket from Ujjain along Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border, reports Daily Bhaskar. Idrees, resident of Barod (Agar tehsil) in Ujjain, was arrested between Garoth (MP) and Bolia (Rajasthan) Police Stations. Poli
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Police on June 1 arrested a key accused in connection with fake Indian currency note (FICN) racket from Ujjain along Madhya Pradesh-Rajasthan border, reports Daily Bhaskar. Idrees, resident of Barod (Agar tehsil) in Ujjain, was arrested between Garoth (MP) and Bolia (Rajasthan) Police Stations. Police had declared INR 5,000 reward on his arrest. During interrogation, the arrestee revealed that mastermind of the gang Istaf Khan, resident of Malda in West Bengal, used to procure FICN from Pakistan. After receiving fake currency notes from Istaf Khan, Idrees would circulate them in local and nearby areas in Ujjain with his associates.
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June - 3 
India is planning to seek technological cooperation of the US to check the smuggling and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and build its own database of such counterfeit notes, reports The Times of India. Impressed by the American technology, which has a database of each counterfeit US
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India is planning to seek technological cooperation of the US to check the smuggling and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and build its own database of such counterfeit notes, reports The Times of India. Impressed by the American technology, which has a database of each counterfeit US dollar - photograph, from where it originated, its route of travel and people behind its circulation - India is all set to ask the US to help it curb the menace, mostly originating from Pakistan. A formal request is expected to be placed during the Indo-US Strategic Dialogue to be held in Washington later this month. Union Home Secretary R K Singh, besides others, will also attend the crucial meeting.
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June - 5 
Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 53,000 during a special campaign in Araria District on June 5, 2012, superintendent of Police Sheev deep Lande said, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided several places under Palasi a
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Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 53,000 during a special campaign in Araria District on June 5, 2012, superintendent of Police Sheev deep Lande said, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided several places under Palasi and Jokihat Police station areas and arrested Firoz Alam, Ranjit Yadav and Naushad Alam with the FICNs, Lande said. One revolver and five live cartridges were also seized from them.
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June - 5 
Three persons, identified as Bijay Mondal, Akash Sk and Ajay Kumar were arrested from Howrah-bound Jamalpur Express at Burdwan station on June 5, 2012 for carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 23,00,000, reports Zee News.On interrogation, they were found to carry the f
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Three persons, identified as Bijay Mondal, Akash Sk and Ajay Kumar were arrested from Howrah-bound Jamalpur Express at Burdwan station on June 5, 2012 for carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 23,00,000, reports Zee News.On interrogation, they were found to carry the fake notes from Bihar to Kolkata, the Police said.
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June - 5 
Two men from Bihar have been arrested on June 5, nearby Rasipuram in Namakkal District on the charge of possessing INR 3,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) all in the denomination of INR 100, Police said, reports IBN Live. The duo had come to a shop and purchased recharge coupons and two Chinese
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Two men from Bihar have been arrested on June 5, nearby Rasipuram in Namakkal District on the charge of possessing INR 3,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) all in the denomination of INR 100, Police said, reports IBN Live. The duo had come to a shop and purchased recharge coupons and two Chinese make cellphones. However the shop owner found the notes fake when he took it to the bank and alerted Police. The two were arrested under Section 489(B) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) (using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency notes or banknotes) registered against them.
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June - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that the face value of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in circulation is over INR 160 billion, Indian Express reported on June 11. “The quantum of fake currency floating around in the country is enough to keep the terrorist machinery well-oiled an
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) estimates that the face value of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in circulation is over INR 160 billion, Indian Express reported on June 11. “The quantum of fake currency floating around in the country is enough to keep the terrorist machinery well-oiled and running. The closest that one possibly gets to a figure is the one calculated by a government committee in 2011 — over Rs 16,000 crore,” says the NIA report. Such notes, believed to have been routed from Pakistan, have been seized not only from India but also from Nepal, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Holland, says an NIA report, which also names Denmark, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE among the countries from where FICN is being sent. “The FICN is being pumped either with the help of active terrorists infiltrating through our borders or with the help of couriers who travel to Dubai, Bangladesh, Nepal and other countries and then supply the FICN to border smugglers in exchange for a proportionate amount of genuine Indian currency,” the NIA report further said.
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June - 11 
With a view to check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government on June 11, directed banks to be especially alert in order to check the menace and ensure security of automatic teller machines (ATMs) installed on the Indo-Nepal border, reports moneylife.in.
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With a view to check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), the Uttar Pradesh (UP) government on June 11, directed banks to be especially alert in order to check the menace and ensure security of automatic teller machines (ATMs) installed on the Indo-Nepal border, reports moneylife.in. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Mohammad Azam Khan said, "We have directed banks to ensure special alertness to check circulation of fake currency (FICN) and emphasise on security of ATMs installed on the Indo-Nepal border". The minister said that the state government was also going to direct the Police to not only arrest those caught with FICN but also arrest the sources from where they got it. The Times of India adds that admitting the menace of FICN, the minister said that there is nothing to hide about the fact that the number of fake currency cases are on the rise in the state. At times, incidents of fake notes from bank ATMs had also come to light, the minister said, adding that in view of this Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had been requested not to allow money into ATMs manually and deploy guards there after their character verification. The Pioneer further reports that the Akhilesh Yadav Government is considering proposing an amendment to the Indian Penal Code (IPC), making banks or ATMs equally responsible if they issue counterfeit currency to any customer. Khan added, “We will amend the IPC and send the amendment to the Central Government for approval”. Khan revealed that 18 cases had been registered so far in connection with counterfeit currency notes in the State.
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June - 12 
Two persons, identified as Mohammad Jamal of Delhi and Mohammad Jafar of Uttar Pradesh found in possession of INR 180,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) for trafficking, have been sentenced to seven years in jail with the court observing that such offences “vitiate” the country’s economy, as rep
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Two persons, identified as Mohammad Jamal of Delhi and Mohammad Jafar of Uttar Pradesh found in possession of INR 180,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) for trafficking, have been sentenced to seven years in jail with the court observing that such offences “vitiate” the country’s economy, as reported by Deccan Herald on June 12. The court noted, “It has been established that accused were found in possession of fake currency notes and they were trafficking in the same. The recovery of counterfeit currency notes from accused has also been established beyond reasonable doubt”. The court also imposed a fine of INR 30,000 each on the two convicts. They were apprehended by the Delhi Police in April, 2009 while trying to sell two FICNs of INR 1,000 for one genuine note of same denomination.
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June - 13 
The World is observing ‘Anti-Counterfeiting Day’ on 13th June 2012. The latest report by Home Affairs Ministry notifies that large quantities of ‘Fake Indian Currency Note’ (FICN) are pumped into India from countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, and the UAE, as re
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The World is observing ‘Anti-Counterfeiting Day’ on 13th June 2012. The latest report by Home Affairs Ministry notifies that large quantities of ‘Fake Indian Currency Note’ (FICN) are pumped into India from countries like Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Thailand, and the UAE, as reported by Zee News on July 13. As per the analysis of Zee Research Group, between 2009 till June 2011 nearly INR 60 crore worth of FICN had been seized by the Government of India. Latest data furnished by the Finance Ministry suggests that private sector banks like ICICI Bank (INR 3.78 lakhs) followed by HDFC Bank (INR 0.43 lakh) and Axis Bank (INR 0.37 lakh) had detected highest number of FICN during April 2011 to Mar 2012. State profiling on FICN suggests that during 2009 till June 2011 period, Maharashtra recovered the highest amount of FICN worth INR 8.49 crore followed by Delhi (INR 8.24 crore) ,Uttar Pradesh (INR 7.71 crore) and West Bengal (INR 6.37 crore). It further added that during 2007-2011, 118 persons were arrested for their involvement in transit of FICN. On figuring out the nationality of the culprits, it was found that 99 were Indians followed by Pakistani (10), Bangladeshi (6), Thai (1), Afghani (1), and Nepali (1).
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June - 15 
In order to train Police officers in identifying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), a two-day workshop was organised by the Police Training College on June 13-14 in Chennai, reports The Times of India. Around 55 Police officers from across the State were trained in scientific methods of identificatio
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In order to train Police officers in identifying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), a two-day workshop was organised by the Police Training College on June 13-14 in Chennai, reports The Times of India. Around 55 Police officers from across the State were trained in scientific methods of identification of FICN.
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June - 16 
The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police on June 16, busted a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested two persons, identified as Mohammed Taiyab (32) and Mubarak Khan (22) involved in illegal trafficking of INR 1.38 million worth FICN from Pahari area in Bharatpur Distric
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The Special Operation Group (SOG) of Rajasthan Police on June 16, busted a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket and arrested two persons, identified as Mohammed Taiyab (32) and Mubarak Khan (22) involved in illegal trafficking of INR 1.38 million worth FICN from Pahari area in Bharatpur District, reports The Times of India. The two arrested were booked under Section 489(b) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and produced before a local court on June 17. On the seized consignment, a Police officer said, "There were 294 notes fake Rs 1000 denomination while 2,182 with a denomination of Rs 500." Police further added that the seized FICN looked so genuine that a common man can be easily misled. "We will be sending this haul to the officials of the Reserve Bank of India, Jaipur, for testing," the officer added.
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June - 18 
A man with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 43,000 was arrested on June 18, in Nuwaon Police station area in Kaimur District, reports The Hindu. Acting on a complaint from officials of the Punjab National Bank’s Nuwaon branch, the Police arrested the man identified as
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A man with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 43,000 was arrested on June 18, in Nuwaon Police station area in Kaimur District, reports The Hindu. Acting on a complaint from officials of the Punjab National Bank’s Nuwaon branch, the Police arrested the man identified as Paras Nath Chaube as he was trying to deposit FICNS of INR 500 denomination in the bank, said Superintendent of Police Umashankar Sudhansu.
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June - 18 
it has been reported on June 18, that the lure of better returns has led several youths in the Mewat region, especially Alwar and Bharatpur Districts of Rajasthan and some parts of Haryana, to shift focus from vehicle lifting to FICNs smuggling. Several youths of the Meo community from Firozpur Jhir
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it has been reported on June 18, that the lure of better returns has led several youths in the Mewat region, especially Alwar and Bharatpur Districts of Rajasthan and some parts of Haryana, to shift focus from vehicle lifting to FICNs smuggling. Several youths of the Meo community from Firozpur Jhirka village are reportedly part of smuggling gangs with agents based in Delhi. A Senior Police officer of Bharatpur District said, "Many people residing in Gopalgarh, Pahari, Islampur, Husheypur and other villagers are in direct touch with the agents supplying counterfeit currency notes”. "They get large consignment from various villagers in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh situated on the Nepal border, while a few villages in Manipur on the Bangladesh border are also active transit routes," a senior Police officer added.
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June - 23 
Police on June 23, arrested a Nepalese national, Sohan Singh with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 20,000 from Bhelari Nahar chowk on the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar's East Champaran District, according to Business Standard.
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Police on June 23, arrested a Nepalese national, Sohan Singh with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 20,000 from Bhelari Nahar chowk on the Indo-Nepal border in Bihar's East Champaran District, according to Business Standard.
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June - 23 
The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on June 23, arrested a person and recovered INR 1.8 lakh Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from him in Meerut, reports The Times of India. The accused, Meherbaan of Saharanpur, was reportedly waiting near the Meerut Medical College to deliver FICN to Ramesh
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The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) on June 23, arrested a person and recovered INR 1.8 lakh Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from him in Meerut, reports The Times of India. The accused, Meherbaan of Saharanpur, was reportedly waiting near the Meerut Medical College to deliver FICN to Ramesh Gujarati, a resident of Ahmedabad (Gujarat), when he was arrested. During interrogation Meherbaan told the STF that he has been into this trade since 2008 and that the present consignment was sent to him from across the borders at the instance of a Saharanpur resident Faizan. The seized consignment was reportedly delivered to him by a native of Punjab.
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June - 25 
A Pakistani national, identified as Mohammad Tahir (from Lahore) has been arrested by the Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI) for smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 2.93 lakh face value, from Kabootar Market in Jama Masjid, New Delhi, as reported on June 25, by The Times of
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A Pakistani national, identified as Mohammad Tahir (from Lahore) has been arrested by the Directorate of Revenue and Intelligence (DRI) for smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 2.93 lakh face value, from Kabootar Market in Jama Masjid, New Delhi, as reported on June 25, by The Times of India. Mohammad Tahir had smuggled these notes via Samjhauta Express. Tahir concealed the FICN in the cavity of slippers, and was accompanied by his mother so that no one suspects his intention, said sources. DRI additional director general, R.K. Sharma said, "Tahir had come to Old Delhi railway station on June 22 via Attari border. He was carrying the fake currency in the bottom of 38 pairs of slippers as they all had a cavity”. There were 189 notes of Rs 1000 denomination and 208 notes of Rs 500 denomination. The seized notes were of "high-quality" and difficult to distinguish from the original, said sources
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June - 27 
An Iranian national, Abdul Majeed Abu Najli was arrested in Kochi with 32 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of a denomination of INR 500 each on June 27, reports Deccan Chronicle. When interrogated Najli revealed that he had received these notes while exchanging money at the Kuwait airport and he k
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An Iranian national, Abdul Majeed Abu Najli was arrested in Kochi with 32 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of a denomination of INR 500 each on June 27, reports Deccan Chronicle. When interrogated Najli revealed that he had received these notes while exchanging money at the Kuwait airport and he knew nothing about this. The circulation of FICN is on the rise in Kochi again as the Police suspect that a huge amount of such notes must have been flowing in from the Gulf, especially Kuwait.
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July - 2 
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 21,000 were seized by the Madhya Pradesh Police from State Bank of India in Shahajpur on July 2.
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Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 21,000 were seized by the Madhya Pradesh Police from State Bank of India in Shahajpur on July 2.
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July - 3 
Two persons, identified as Damu Mahadu Kadale and Khandu Pite were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 1.82 lakh recovered from their possession at Peint near Hutatma Smarak in Nashik, on July 3, reports samaylive.com. According to Police, the arrested said the
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Two persons, identified as Damu Mahadu Kadale and Khandu Pite were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 1.82 lakh recovered from their possession at Peint near Hutatma Smarak in Nashik, on July 3, reports samaylive.com. According to Police, the arrested said the FICNs were allegedly printed from computer.
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July - 5 
A Nigerian national, identified as Nathaneddy Brown was arrested on July 5 (today) from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport with a machine used to print fake currency, in his baggage, reports Business Standard. The sources said Brown was travelling on a SpiceJet flight to Guwahati (Assam)
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A Nigerian national, identified as Nathaneddy Brown was arrested on July 5 (today) from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport with a machine used to print fake currency, in his baggage, reports Business Standard. The sources said Brown was travelling on a SpiceJet flight to Guwahati (Assam) from New Delhi.
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July - 9 
Earlier, in January, Narayan Peth branch of the HDFC Bank lodged a complaint at Vishrambaug Police Station against unknown persons for depositing FICN of around INR four lakh before December 2011. There were 54 FICN of Rs 1,000 denominations, 728 of INR 500 denomination and 38 of INR 50 denomination
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Earlier, in January, Narayan Peth branch of the HDFC Bank lodged a complaint at Vishrambaug Police Station against unknown persons for depositing FICN of around INR four lakh before December 2011. There were 54 FICN of Rs 1,000 denominations, 728 of INR 500 denomination and 38 of INR 50 denomination.
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July - 14 
A person was arrested with seven Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1000 denomination when he and an accomplice tried to buy medicine from a chemist shop at Bishnupur in West Bengal's Nadia District on July 14.
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A person was arrested with seven Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1000 denomination when he and an accomplice tried to buy medicine from a chemist shop at Bishnupur in West Bengal's Nadia District on July 14.
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July - 14 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Mohammad Malik (23) and his brother KHalil (20), who were circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Gol Bazar (market) area of Chandrapur District (Maharashtra) on July 14, reports The Times of India. The accused hail from Bavala village in Malda Di
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Mohammad Malik (23) and his brother KHalil (20), who were circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Gol Bazar (market) area of Chandrapur District (Maharashtra) on July 14, reports The Times of India. The accused hail from Bavala village in Malda District of West Bengal. FICN worth INR 1.53 lakh and genuine cash of INR 50,000 has been seized from their possession.
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July - 14 
Three persons were arrested for allegedly trying to print FICN at Rajwada Road in Aheri of Gadchiroli District on July 14, according to IBN Live. The accused were identified as Shekhar Ashanna Mekla (37,) Rajesh Ramlu Talande (34) and Hemant Devilal Chavan (26).
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Three persons were arrested for allegedly trying to print FICN at Rajwada Road in Aheri of Gadchiroli District on July 14, according to IBN Live. The accused were identified as Shekhar Ashanna Mekla (37,) Rajesh Ramlu Talande (34) and Hemant Devilal Chavan (26).
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July - 17 
Task Force team have arrested two persons, identified as R. Pandu Ranga Rao and Syed Sami involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket near Gokul theatre in Erragadda in Hyderabad on July 17, reports The Times of India. Police seized a box filled with newspaper bundles which was topped with f
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Task Force team have arrested two persons, identified as R. Pandu Ranga Rao and Syed Sami involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket near Gokul theatre in Erragadda in Hyderabad on July 17, reports The Times of India. Police seized a box filled with newspaper bundles which was topped with four original Rs 100 notes and two mobile phones from their possession. According to the Police, the duo used to lure innocent people by promising to supply FICN in 1:3 ratio.
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July - 19 
Police on July 19, busted a gang from Malda of West Bengal who supplied Fake Indian Currency Note (FICNs) in Hyderabad, reports The Hindu. FICN of INR 1,000 denomination with face value of INR 4 lakh were seized from the arrested — Mohammad Najmal, Roobul and Abdul Musharaf, the Charminar ACP, M.
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Police on July 19, busted a gang from Malda of West Bengal who supplied Fake Indian Currency Note (FICNs) in Hyderabad, reports The Hindu. FICN of INR 1,000 denomination with face value of INR 4 lakh were seized from the arrested — Mohammad Najmal, Roobul and Abdul Musharaf, the Charminar ACP, M. Ram Mohan Rao, said. The seized FICNs are believed to have been printed in Pakistan and smuggled into India via Bangladesh.
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July - 23 
Acting on a tip off, Police arrested three persons while they were engaged in printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of the denominations of INR 50 to INR 1,000 from Civil Lines area in Dewas on July 24, reports Daily Bhaskar. The arrestees were identified as Kamal Sharma, Pushpak Dhole and Pari
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Acting on a tip off, Police arrested three persons while they were engaged in printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of the denominations of INR 50 to INR 1,000 from Civil Lines area in Dewas on July 24, reports Daily Bhaskar. The arrestees were identified as Kamal Sharma, Pushpak Dhole and Parikshit Kushwaha. The team recovered a printer, a computer, a scanner, ribbons, ink and the prints of Mahatma Gandhi used for making the FICNs, along with FICN INR 7,000 ranging between INR 50 and INR 1,000 denomination and real currency of INR 8,200 from the spot.
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July - 23 
Police on July 23, arrested three persons on charge of manufacturing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and seized counterfeit notes with face value of INR 2,00,000, reports NDTV.com. One of the accused, G Anji Reddy, was arrested from Bowenpally area of Hyderabad District, while, two of his associa
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Police on July 23, arrested three persons on charge of manufacturing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and seized counterfeit notes with face value of INR 2,00,000, reports NDTV.com. One of the accused, G Anji Reddy, was arrested from Bowenpally area of Hyderabad District, while, two of his associates were picked up from Medak District. Reddy manufactured the FICNs in denomination of INR 500 with the help of his two aides, according to Police.
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July - 23 
Two persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth over INR 5, 00,000 seized from them at Kalyan railway station, on July 23, reports Zee News. The two have been identified as Saidul Ali Saifad Ali Saifi (24) from Jharkhand and Rakin Ali Yard Ali Saifi (32) from West Bengal. The du
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Two persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth over INR 5, 00,000 seized from them at Kalyan railway station, on July 23, reports Zee News. The two have been identified as Saidul Ali Saifad Ali Saifi (24) from Jharkhand and Rakin Ali Yard Ali Saifi (32) from West Bengal. The duo has been booked under sections 489(a) and 489 (C) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for possessing counterfeit notes, Police said.
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July - 24 
Police exposed a network of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested six accused in Surat on July 24, reports Times of India. Police recovered 57 FICNs of INR 1,000 denomination. Police arrested prime accused Badru Ashraf Ali Shaikh (West Bengal) along with Sunil Verma, Shyam Sunder Verma, Ram
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Police exposed a network of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested six accused in Surat on July 24, reports Times of India. Police recovered 57 FICNs of INR 1,000 denomination. Police arrested prime accused Badru Ashraf Ali Shaikh (West Bengal) along with Sunil Verma, Shyam Sunder Verma, Ram Avtar Verma, Mahadev Verma and Ram Jivan Verma. The accused were fighting with each other near Udhna railway under bridge over issue of commission to pump the FICNs in market. A local informed the Police.
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July - 25 
A joint team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) from Patna and Muzaffarpur, seized Fake Indian currency Note (FICN) 4,900 of INR 500 denomination worth INR 24.50 lakh in Kalyani-Harisabha Road, Muzaffarpur on July 26, reports The Times of India. Two persons, identified as Mashrur Ahmad
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A joint team of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) from Patna and Muzaffarpur, seized Fake Indian currency Note (FICN) 4,900 of INR 500 denomination worth INR 24.50 lakh in Kalyani-Harisabha Road, Muzaffarpur on July 26, reports The Times of India. Two persons, identified as Mashrur Ahmad and Suraj Kumar Singh were arrested and sent to jail in this connection. The consignment had been booked from Bangkok (Thailand) and was to be delivered at Motihari in Bihar. But as the courier company has no branch at Motihari, the recipient of the consignment was handed over the music system loaded with FICN at Muzaffarpur itself. DRI sources confided that FICN racketeers have changed their tactics to rush forged notes from Pakistan. Earlier, it used to reach India from Pakistan via Bangladesh. But this time, the notes were dispatched via Thailand.
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July - 27 
City Kotwali Police busted a gang engaged in circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and arrested five persons from a lodge in Amravati District of Maharastra on July 27 night, reports The Times of India. Police seized INR 232, 000 which included FICN of INR 188, 000. All the FICN are of INR 1,
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City Kotwali Police busted a gang engaged in circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and arrested five persons from a lodge in Amravati District of Maharastra on July 27 night, reports The Times of India. Police seized INR 232, 000 which included FICN of INR 188, 000. All the FICN are of INR 1,000 denomination. Those arrested are Iliyas Shaikh Altaf Shaikh, Sukku Shaikh Danish Shaikh, Mohd Shabir Sheikh Mohd Kaimmu Shaikh, Raju Mandal alias Thakurdas Mandal and Asara-ul-Shaikh Mazhar Shaikh, all residents of Malda village of West Bengal, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Shrikant Mahajan said. Mahajan said that Police also seized five mobile phones. The arrestees have circulated some FICN in local market. The FICN recovered from the arrestees are of 9BT, 9CD, 2AW and 7CL series.
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July - 27 
Mangalore City Police on July 27, arrested a gang of three members from Malda District of West Bengal for trying to circulate Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in the city and seized 400 FICN of INR 500 face value, reports The Times of India. A case has been registered in Barke Police Station under
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Mangalore City Police on July 27, arrested a gang of three members from Malda District of West Bengal for trying to circulate Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in the city and seized 400 FICN of INR 500 face value, reports The Times of India. A case has been registered in Barke Police Station under sections 489 (B) and (C) of IPC read with 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC), City Police Chief Seemant Kumar Singh said, suspecting that the accused could have sourced the counterfeit notes from neighbouring Bangladesh
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July - 27 
New Delhi Several ATMs of a private bank in Central Delhi were stashed with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), a senior manager of the bank said in his complaint to Police, as reported on July 28, by expressindia.com. This was reportedly detected earlier this month (July) when people who withdrew mo
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New Delhi Several ATMs of a private bank in Central Delhi were stashed with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), a senior manager of the bank said in his complaint to Police, as reported on July 28, by expressindia.com. This was reportedly detected earlier this month (July) when people who withdrew money from the ATMs found FICN and complained, while bank officials also discovered some fake notes when they were filling the machines. Following the manager’s complaint an FIR was registered on July 18, 2012 in Dwarka South Police Station. Additional Commissioner of Police (Southwest) A.K. Ojha said the case is being investigated. The case has been registered under sections 489 D (for possessing instruments for forging or counterfeiting currency), 489 E (making or using documents resembling banknotes), and 489 C (possession of counterfeit notes) of the Indian Penal Code.
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July - 27 
Two persons who were allegedly found in possession of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 190, 000 have been arrested at Chittaranjan Park in South-East Delhi on July 27, reports The Hindu. Rakesh Sheikh (22), a resident of West Bengal, and Mohammad Jalil Rehman, a resident of
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Two persons who were allegedly found in possession of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 190, 000 have been arrested at Chittaranjan Park in South-East Delhi on July 27, reports The Hindu. Rakesh Sheikh (22), a resident of West Bengal, and Mohammad Jalil Rehman, a resident of Assam, were trapped through a decoy customer and were arrested. The fake INR 500 notes are suspected to have been smuggled into the country through the porous India-Bangladesh border.
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July - 28 
The Police arrested two persons identified as Md Shamim Akthar (23) and Alam Sheikh (24), accused in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) circulation racket from villages in Malda District of West Bengal on July 28, reports The Times of India. Following the lead given by Md Malik Sheikh (23) and Khalil
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The Police arrested two persons identified as Md Shamim Akthar (23) and Alam Sheikh (24), accused in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) circulation racket from villages in Malda District of West Bengal on July 28, reports The Times of India. Following the lead given by Md Malik Sheikh (23) and Khalil (20), both arrested while circulating counterfeit notes on July 14, the duos were arrested by a team of Police led by Police Sub Inspector (PSI) Rajendra Bansod. The team raided the Ali Nagar area in Malda District and arrested Akthar while Sheikh was arrested from Badurpur village.
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July - 29 
Bharuch Police’s Special operations group (SOG) on July 29 arrested a five-member gang for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the religious fair at Jhagadia in Bharuch District, reports The Times of India. Police also recovered FICN worth INR 150,000 and INR 386,000 from the five perso
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Bharuch Police’s Special operations group (SOG) on July 29 arrested a five-member gang for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the religious fair at Jhagadia in Bharuch District, reports The Times of India. Police also recovered FICN worth INR 150,000 and INR 386,000 from the five persons, all natives of Malda District of West Bengal. The arrestees were identified as Habibullah Sheikh (19), Mohammad Razikul Sheikh (19), Mohammad Arif Sheikh (21), Nasimulha Sheikh (23) and Hajikula Sheikh (32).
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July - 30 
The Chandrapur police have arrested Md Shamim Akthar (23) and Alam Sheikh (24), after their names were disclosed by the two arrested youths for circulating Fake India Currency Notes (FICN), reports Times of India. Police had earlier on July 14 arrested two youths, Md Malik Sheikh (23) and his younge
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The Chandrapur police have arrested Md Shamim Akthar (23) and Alam Sheikh (24), after their names were disclosed by the two arrested youths for circulating Fake India Currency Notes (FICN), reports Times of India. Police had earlier on July 14 arrested two youths, Md Malik Sheikh (23) and his younger brother Khalil (20), both from Kaliachak tehsil of West Bengal in Chandrapur while circulating counterfeit notes of INR 1,000 denomination. Counterfeit notes worth INR 1.37 lakh were seized from their possession. The duo had confessed to bringing fake notes from their native place in West Bengal.
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August - 1 
The department of home, Rajasthan is planning to have a nodal police station to deal with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases at every district in the state, reports Times of India. All modalities for the purpose have been finalized and within a fortnight's time the notification in this regard w
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The department of home, Rajasthan is planning to have a nodal police station to deal with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases at every district in the state, reports Times of India. All modalities for the purpose have been finalized and within a fortnight's time the notification in this regard would be issued. The alarming rise in the smuggling of FICN and excessive circulation in nationalized and private sector banks, the department is in urgent need of having dedicated police stations for investigating FICN cases. Senior police officers on July 30 confirmed that four such police stations are identified in Jaipur.
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August - 3 
Four persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports Hindustan Times on August 3. The arrested four- Abrar, Firoz Saifi, Farukh, and Bashir, brought the FICN from their Malda (West Bengal)-based contact, which they identified as Ajeebu
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Four persons have been arrested for their alleged involvement in smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports Hindustan Times on August 3. The arrested four- Abrar, Firoz Saifi, Farukh, and Bashir, brought the FICN from their Malda (West Bengal)-based contact, which they identified as Ajeebul. The Police claimed Ajeebul managed to give a Police team the slip. On July 16, Police received information about the gang headed by Farukh and Abrar, and sent a decoy customer to strike a deal with them, around 5.30pm two persons came to a pre-designated spot near north Delhi's Mukarba Chowk and were arrested as soon as they stuck a deal with the decoy customer. FICN worth INR 1.90 lakh were allegedly recovered from the duo, Abrar and Firoz, who later identified their associate Farukh as the supplier. Later, Farukh, a tailor who used to work at Seelampur, was arrested and FICN worth INR 8,500 was recovered from his possession. Farukh's interrogation, Police claimed, led them to another gang member, Bashir, who was arrested from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh on July 25. FICN worth INR four lakh was found on him.
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August - 5 
Police on August 5 arrested 3 suspects and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 1 lakh, including a printing unit owner in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, reports The Times of India. "The seized counterfeit money was the first bunch of currency notes printed by them. They had planned it to c
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Police on August 5 arrested 3 suspects and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 1 lakh, including a printing unit owner in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, reports The Times of India. "The seized counterfeit money was the first bunch of currency notes printed by them. They had planned it to circulate in southern districts," a police officer said. The three arrested were identified as J Balan (47), M Karthikeyan (35) and R Ramar (39), all hailing from Virudhunagar town. Balan was cited as the mastermind in the racket.
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August - 10 
A total of 521,000 worth Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), with a value of over INR 150 million, was detected during 2011-12 as per figures tabled in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) by the Finance Ministry, reports The Hindu on August 10. The INR 500 denomination note appears to be most p
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A total of 521,000 worth Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), with a value of over INR 150 million, was detected during 2011-12 as per figures tabled in the Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) by the Finance Ministry, reports The Hindu on August 10. The INR 500 denomination note appears to be most preferred choice for counterfeiting, as out of FICN worth 521,000 detected; over 300,000 were in denomination of 500. According to information provided by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), FICN worth 435,000 were detected during 2010-11. Of this, there were 246,000 pieces of notes of denomination INR 500, valued at INR 123 million. Other than RBI, various banks also detected counterfeit currency. The total number of such pieces was 390,000 in 2010-11, which rose to 483,000 in 2011-12. The Finance Ministry has claimed that it was working in tandem with the RBI, the Home Ministry, the CBI and various security and intelligence agencies to thwart illegal activities related to fake currency.
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August - 11 August - 12
Police on August 11 and August 12 arrested three persons for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized FICNs worth INR 90,600 from their possession in Hyderabad, reports The Times of India. The Police initially arrested two youths, D Rajasekhar and A Venkata Reddy, along with 200 FICN
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Police on August 11 and August 12 arrested three persons for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized FICNs worth INR 90,600 from their possession in Hyderabad, reports The Times of India. The Police initially arrested two youths, D Rajasekhar and A Venkata Reddy, along with 200 FICN of INR 100 denominations. On the basis of their confession, the Police arrested G Srinivasa Reddy and seized FICN worth INR 70,600 from his possession.
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August - 14 
The Nagpur Court (Maharashtra) sentenced two persons to 10 year jail and fine of INR 10,000 in Fake Indian currency Notes (FICN) case on August 14, reports The Times of India. The court convicted Mohammed Farukh and Farida Begum, residents of West Bengal, under section 489(B) and 489(C) read with se
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The Nagpur Court (Maharashtra) sentenced two persons to 10 year jail and fine of INR 10,000 in Fake Indian currency Notes (FICN) case on August 14, reports The Times of India. The court convicted Mohammed Farukh and Farida Begum, residents of West Bengal, under section 489(B) and 489(C) read with section 34 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) while another accused, Mustafa Kamal, was acquitted due to lack of concrete evidence against him. The court, rejecting plea of leniency from the convicts, said that the illegal acts were against the Government of India and not any particular individual. Earlier, Police had recovered 113 FICN in denomination of INR 1,000 from the accused.
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August - 15 
The joint team of special operation group and Sarnath and Cantonment Police arrested two persons in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 50,000 in the denomination of INR 500, reports The Times of India on August 15. The arrested persons were identified as S
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The joint team of special operation group and Sarnath and Cantonment Police arrested two persons in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 50,000 in the denomination of INR 500, reports The Times of India on August 15. The arrested persons were identified as Sonu alias Seraj of Azamgarh District (Uttar Pradesh) and Zeeshan Ahmed of Koyla Bazar, Varanasi. The Police recovered 100 notes in the denomination of INR 500, one country-made revolver and a motorcycle from their possession. According to police, the arrested youth had got the FICN from Bhairva on Indo-Nepal border. The arrested youth had paid INR 35,000 to the suppliers. They revealed that they had brought the consignment of FICN for the second time.
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August - 17 
There is no estimate about increase in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the country, said minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena on August 17, reports The Financial Express. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have no estimate regarding increase in cou
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There is no estimate about increase in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in the country, said minister of state for finance Namo Narain Meena on August 17, reports The Financial Express. “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has informed that they have no estimate regarding increase in counterfeit currency notes in circulation. To address the multi-dimensional aspects of the FICN menace, several agencies such as RBI, ministry of finance, ministry of home Affairs, security and intelligence agencies of the Centre and states and Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) are working in tandem to thwart the illegal activities related to FICN.” He further said “The Government has also constituted a Terror Funding and Fake Currency Cell in National Investigation Agency (NIA) in 2010 to focus on investigation of terror funding and fake currency cases.”
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August - 20 
Police on August 20 seized a haul of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 256,000 from Bhagalpur District (Bihar), reports The Business Standard. The Police raided the house of accused Rajesh and seized FICN denomination of INR 500 and INR 1000 of which most of the currency notes were found t
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Police on August 20 seized a haul of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 256,000 from Bhagalpur District (Bihar), reports The Business Standard. The Police raided the house of accused Rajesh and seized FICN denomination of INR 500 and INR 1000 of which most of the currency notes were found to be fake ones, said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) K S Anupam. Besides a pistol, 30 cartridge of SLR and two magazines were recovered. The SSP ordered probe into his bank accounts as well directed the cops to arrest the accused, who was absconding.
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August - 21 
Delhi has become hub for Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) as indicated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while replying to an RTI application filed by activist S C Aggarwal, reports The Times of India on August 21. According to RBI data, in the first six months of 2012, the security agencies have reco
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Delhi has become hub for Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) as indicated by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) while replying to an RTI application filed by activist S C Aggarwal, reports The Times of India on August 21. According to RBI data, in the first six months of 2012, the security agencies have recovered FICN with a face value of over INR 41.5 million against last year's INR 40.8 million. In 2009 and 2010, the recoveries amounted to INR 32.7 million and INR 30.1 million. The data shows that since last year, Delhi has been emerging as the main hub of fake currency circulation, replacing earlier key areas like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal. The data also shows that Uttar Pradesh and Bengal are the most favoured routes to bring fake currency to the capital.
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August - 21 
Intelligence and investigating agencies are updating the understanding of the financial structures and sources of funding of terrorists’ outfits all over the country, said Minister of State of Home Affairs Jitendra Singh on August 21, reports The India Bloom. "Available inputs indicate that most ou
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Intelligence and investigating agencies are updating the understanding of the financial structures and sources of funding of terrorists’ outfits all over the country, said Minister of State of Home Affairs Jitendra Singh on August 21, reports The India Bloom. "Available inputs indicate that most outfits receive funds through a combination of hawala, bank accounts and Money Transfer Service Schemes, debit cards and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)," Singh said in a written reply in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament). Currently, National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating eights cases relating to financing of terrorism.
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August - 23 
On August 23, Police arrested a marble and granite trader, Ramesh Patel, from Astodia in Ahmadabad District and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 29,000, according to The Times of India. The paper used is to make these notes is the same grade as is used by the Reser
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On August 23, Police arrested a marble and granite trader, Ramesh Patel, from Astodia in Ahmadabad District and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 29,000, according to The Times of India. The paper used is to make these notes is the same grade as is used by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI's) currency note presses in India. A Crime Branch official commented, "This type of paper is sourced from Pakistan and the accuracy achieved in putting in the watermarks proves that the counterfeiters are professionals, operating from across the border”. Faced with this evidence, Ramesh confessed. He told the cops that he owns a tile factory and is a trader of marble and granite. "He claims a Bengali worker at his factory showed him some fake Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 currency notes. Impressed by the quality of the fake notes, Ramesh told his employee to get him some more. He initially paid Rs 2,500 for Rs 5,000 of fake notes. After using them to make purchases and in other market transactions, Ramesh decided to buy more notes," said crime branch officials.
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August - 23 
The Union Cabinet on August 23 approved amendments to expand the definition of "terrorist act" to bring into its ambit activities like money laundering, terror financing and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in order to strengthen the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), accor
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The Union Cabinet on August 23 approved amendments to expand the definition of "terrorist act" to bring into its ambit activities like money laundering, terror financing and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in order to strengthen the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), according to The Times of India. The amendments also include enhancing the ban period of an outfit, involved in terrorist acts, from two years to five years. Through the amendments, the government also wants to confer more powers upon courts to provide for attachment or forfeiture of property equivalent to the counterfeit Indian currency involved in the offence and the property equivalent to the value of the proceeds of terrorism involved in the offence. The provisions will be incorporated in the UAP Amendment Bill which was first introduced in Lok Sabha (Lower House) on December 29, 2011. The bill was referred to the standing committee on home affairs on January 13, 2012.
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August - 24 
Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Chennai Police on August 24 arrested five persons, including a constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), on charges of circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 500 denomination, reports The Hindu. Police say the FICNs are foreign-made Indian curren
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Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the Chennai Police on August 24 arrested five persons, including a constable of the Railway Protection Force (RPF), on charges of circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 500 denomination, reports The Hindu. Police say the FICNs are foreign-made Indian currency of superior quality. CCB sources said the FICN came to light after the RPF constable Selvaraj (45) deposited INR 30,000 at the ICICI Bank branch in Saidapet on August 15. 26 notes were fake. Following a complaint lodged by a bank representative, a CCB team probed the matter and detained Selvaraj. “Selvaraj along with his friends, who were part of a gambling circle, rented a room in a lodge in Anna Nagar and played a game of cards. He won the bets and later deposited the money in the bank,” said Dhakshinamoorthy, Inspector of Police, CCB. “We tracked down his friends Chandrasekar (34) of Manadi, Ravichandran (50) of Tiruvannamalai and Mohammed Jaffer (29) and Gangai Amaran (25), both from Adyar; they might have given him the counterfeit currency,” the officer added.
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August - 24 August - 25
The Pune Police Crime Branch have arrested three persons and seized 12 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) notes of INR 1,000 denomination, reports The Times of India. The arrested are Taufiq Shaikh (19), Nikhil Jain (19) and Sureshkumar Das (21). Shaikh and Jain were arrested on August 24, while Das
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The Pune Police Crime Branch have arrested three persons and seized 12 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) notes of INR 1,000 denomination, reports The Times of India. The arrested are Taufiq Shaikh (19), Nikhil Jain (19) and Sureshkumar Das (21). Shaikh and Jain were arrested on August 24, while Das was arrested on August 25.
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August - 26 
The private banks in India, in a report submitted to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has stated that it had detected 4,62,865 FICN in 2011-12 as against 3,76,460 found in 2010-11. The FICNs detected by these banks during 2009-10 stood at 3,34,948, as reported on August 26, by Business Standard. Th
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The private banks in India, in a report submitted to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has stated that it had detected 4,62,865 FICN in 2011-12 as against 3,76,460 found in 2010-11. The FICNs detected by these banks during 2009-10 stood at 3,34,948, as reported on August 26, by Business Standard. The data presented in Parliament by the Finance Ministry indicates that 23 per cent increase in the counterfeit notes detected by private banks during the previous financial year is alarmingly higher than the 12 per cent increase witnessed in 2010-11. This trend has led to a series of measures both from RBI and the government to combat with the situation.. Further, RBI, home ministry, security and intelligence agencies of the Centre and the states and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), are working in tandem to thwart the illegal activities related to FICN. A special FICN coordination group has also been formed by the Home Ministry to share intelligence information amongst the different security agencies of Centre and states to counter circulation of FICN. The government has also constituted a terror funding and fake currency cell in National Investigation Agency (NIA) to focus on investigation of terror funding and fake currency cases. With this, India and the United States (US) are cooperating in combating counterfeit currency within the framework of the Indo-US homeland security dialogue launched in May 2011.
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August - 27 
Police on August 27 arrested one person with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 15,000 in Rajgangpur (Odisha), reports The Business Standard. Masid Choudhury of Gumla in Jharkhand, who had come to Rajgangpur, was arrested with FICN with a face value of INR15,000. The Police recovered 24 not
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Police on August 27 arrested one person with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 15,000 in Rajgangpur (Odisha), reports The Business Standard. Masid Choudhury of Gumla in Jharkhand, who had come to Rajgangpur, was arrested with FICN with a face value of INR15,000. The Police recovered 24 notes of 500 denomination and 3 notes of 1000 denomination
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August - 29 
Motihari and Sitamarhi Police, in a joint raid on August 29, arrested Mahfuz Alam from his house in Masjid Tola in Motihari town of East Champaran District and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 117, 000 reports The Times of India. The Police also seized one passport and cellphone
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Motihari and Sitamarhi Police, in a joint raid on August 29, arrested Mahfuz Alam from his house in Masjid Tola in Motihari town of East Champaran District and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 117, 000 reports The Times of India. The Police also seized one passport and cellphone from his possession.
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August - 29 
Police on August 29 arrested two persons trying to deposit Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 63,000 in the main branch of State Bank of India (SBI) in Beawar area of Ajmer district, reports The Times of India. After the bank reported the matter to Police, Prakash Bohra and Hans Raj were ar
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Police on August 29 arrested two persons trying to deposit Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 63,000 in the main branch of State Bank of India (SBI) in Beawar area of Ajmer district, reports The Times of India. After the bank reported the matter to Police, Prakash Bohra and Hans Raj were arrested along with the FICN. During interrogation, the duo revealed that the FICN were brought illegally through the Nepal border. Local Police sent details of the interrogation to the special branch in Police headquarters to verify the names and route involved in FICN syndicate.
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August - 29 
The Special Cell of Delhi Police has busted Fake Indian Currency Racket (FICN) racket with the arrest of two persons, reports The Times of India on August 29. The arrested persons were identified as Vinod and Mohammad Ayub, both 32 year old and natives of Bijnore (Uttar Pradesh). According to the so
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police has busted Fake Indian Currency Racket (FICN) racket with the arrest of two persons, reports The Times of India on August 29. The arrested persons were identified as Vinod and Mohammad Ayub, both 32 year old and natives of Bijnore (Uttar Pradesh). According to the sources, these FICN are being smuggled to Delhi from West Bengal and it is being suspected that same is being pumped into West Bengal through Bangladesh. The consignment of fake currency recovered from two suspects is worth more than INR 600,000 and officials said that the gang has beren supplying fake notes to people in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and NCR region for a long time. Sources say that the consignment was given to accused persons by a big time smuggler, identified as Javed, of Malda District in West Bengal.
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August - 31 
Two persons were arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Moradabad in Moradabad District of Uttar Pradesh (UP) while attempting to deliver Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 849,500 to another person, reports The Times of India on August 31. Both persons are native of Malda D
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Two persons were arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Moradabad in Moradabad District of Uttar Pradesh (UP) while attempting to deliver Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 849,500 to another person, reports The Times of India on August 31. Both persons are native of Malda District in West Bengal. The notes were of INR 1,000 and INR 500 denomination, the investigators said.
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September - 2 
Police on September 2, arrested seven persons allegedly involved in printing and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized INR 190,000 in INR 500 denomination, a four-wheeler, a computer, a monitor, a printer, a scanner besides four knives, reports The Hindu. Police arrested three
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Police on September 2, arrested seven persons allegedly involved in printing and circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized INR 190,000 in INR 500 denomination, a four-wheeler, a computer, a monitor, a printer, a scanner besides four knives, reports The Hindu. Police arrested three gang members while they were travelling from Vijayawada in Krishna District to Hyderabad. Police later conducted a raid in Hyderabad and arrested the remaining four members.
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September - 2 
The Special Task Force (STF) on September 2, seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 145,000 and arrested a man in this connection from Bhagalpur District, reports Business Standard. Acting on a tip off, Police raided the house of a FICN smuggler, Rajesh Mandal from Masadhu
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The Special Task Force (STF) on September 2, seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 145,000 and arrested a man in this connection from Bhagalpur District, reports Business Standard. Acting on a tip off, Police raided the house of a FICN smuggler, Rajesh Mandal from Masadhu village and seized the haul of FICN comprising 81 notes in denomination of INR 1000 and 128 notes in INR 500 denomination, Superintendent of Police K.S. Anupam said.
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September - 5 
Delhi Police on September 5 claimed to have smashed a Fake Indian currency Notes (FICN) racket with the arrest of three youths and recovery of fake notes having a face value of INR 627,000, reports Business-Standard. The arrested persons have been identified as Javed (32), Mohd Ayub (31) and Vinod (
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Delhi Police on September 5 claimed to have smashed a Fake Indian currency Notes (FICN) racket with the arrest of three youths and recovery of fake notes having a face value of INR 627,000, reports Business-Standard. The arrested persons have been identified as Javed (32), Mohd Ayub (31) and Vinod (32). The first to be arrested were Ayub and Vinod from Anand Vihar on August 21 with fake notes with a face value of INR 600,000. Their interrogation led to Javed, who was arrested from Malda in West Bengal. Counterfeit notes with a face value of INR 27,000 were recovered from him. Police said Ayub came in contact with one Furkan, who was allegedly running a fake currency racket, in 2006. Furkan is currently lodged in Malda jail at West Bengal.
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September - 10 
Bangalore Police have arrested nine persons with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 4 million and three carbine sten guns, six pistols and 60 bullets, on September 10, reports dnaindia.com. They were arrested from a lodge at SR Nagar. The police are not sure whether the weapo
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Bangalore Police have arrested nine persons with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 4 million and three carbine sten guns, six pistols and 60 bullets, on September 10, reports dnaindia.com. They were arrested from a lodge at SR Nagar. The police are not sure whether the weapons are made in India or abroad as there is no label on them. City Police commissioner BG Jyothi Prakash Mirji said they would send the arms to Forensic Science Lab to try to find where the weapons were made. ACP (Ulsoor) Nyamagowda said the arrested persons have revealed names of a few people who stay in West Bengal from whom they claim to have received the weapons. However, they have not yet told from whom they received the fake notes. Of the nine who were arrested, six hail from a place near India-Bangladesh border.
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September - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is searching for seven persons belonging to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand who are allegedly involved in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket run by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as reported on September 12, by expressindia.com. Th
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is searching for seven persons belonging to Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Uttarakhand who are allegedly involved in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket run by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), as reported on September 12, by expressindia.com. The group used to arrange genuine currency for the fake and send it to an ISI key man in Malda in West Bengal. These genuine notes were then distributed among the ISI agents across the country, sources said. These details have come to light during interrogation of two men, Saleem and Anees, who were arrested from Moradabad and Farrukhabad Districts of Uttar Pradesh in April and August, respectively.
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September - 12 
A man, identified as Kulwant Rai, has been arrested at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi, on September 12, for allegedly smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 600,000 from Bangkok (Thailand), airport sources said, reports Business Standard. Earlie
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A man, identified as Kulwant Rai, has been arrested at Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport in New Delhi, on September 12, for allegedly smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 600,000 from Bangkok (Thailand), airport sources said, reports Business Standard. Earlier, six persons, hailing from Bihar have been arrested for possessing and circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in New Delhi, as reported on September 9, by The Times of India. Counterfeit notes of INR 192,500 (in the denomination of INR 1,000 and INR 500) face value have been seized from them. One Shakeel was the mastermind of the gang and he would get the fake notes from one Mehfooze in Bihar. He would give the notes to women gang members, who would board trains to Delhi.
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September - 12 
The Jamnagar Police seized INR 2.61 million of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested 14 people, including two women, on September11, 2012, reports Daily Bhaskar. Police suspect that the racket is active in Ahmedabad too. The Gujarat Police suspects that millions of FICN have been pumped int
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The Jamnagar Police seized INR 2.61 million of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested 14 people, including two women, on September11, 2012, reports Daily Bhaskar. Police suspect that the racket is active in Ahmedabad too. The Gujarat Police suspects that millions of FICN have been pumped into state as part of an international racket originating from Pakistan and Dubai and coming to India, especially Gujarat via Bangladesh and Nepal. Police say that labourers from West Bengal who work in Gujarat were used as the foot soldiers to circulate the fake notes in the state. They suspect the involvement of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the terror groups active in the country. Chitranjan Singh, the in-charge Director General of Police (DGP), Gujarat, said, “They were bringing the FICN in smaller consignments of few thousands through railway route from Malda district of West Bengal to Jamnagar. They used to circulate it to other parts of the state after that,” Police have busted the network and have identified two kingpins from West Bengal. Aalam Sheikh and Babar Sheikh, both residents of Malda District are working as the sub-agents for some unidentified groups in the neighbouring countries. “They were targeting the labourers working in the Rupen Port in Dwarka to smuggle in the FICN in Gujarat,” Singh further said.
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September - 16 
A garment trader, identified as Arvindkumar Jain, was arrested in Mumbai (Maharashtra), in an eight year old case of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), booked by the Thane crime branch, reports The Times of India on September 17. In 2004, 27 persons, including Jain, were booked for pumping FICN of 43
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A garment trader, identified as Arvindkumar Jain, was arrested in Mumbai (Maharashtra), in an eight year old case of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), booked by the Thane crime branch, reports The Times of India on September 17. In 2004, 27 persons, including Jain, were booked for pumping FICN of 435,000 in Mumbai market.
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September - 17 
Two persons, identified as Harendra and Sanjay Sharma were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Delhi, on September 17, reports The Times of India. The duo got no consignments from any foreign country but still managed to pump in FICN into the capital. Cops have seized the compute
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Two persons, identified as Harendra and Sanjay Sharma were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Delhi, on September 17, reports The Times of India. The duo got no consignments from any foreign country but still managed to pump in FICN into the capital. Cops have seized the computer, printers, scanners and dyes of Mahatama Gandhi's picture and different colour cartridges with injections to fill in colours to be used on the notes. Cops also seized FICN 100 and 50 notes of face value 143,000.
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September - 22 
A city Crime Branch team on September 22, arrested two persons for buying INR 650,000 of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) from a FICN peddler Ramesh Patel, arrested on August 23, 2012 and circulating them. Police have also recovered FICN worth INR 102,000 from the duo, reports The Times of India.
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A city Crime Branch team on September 22, arrested two persons for buying INR 650,000 of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) from a FICN peddler Ramesh Patel, arrested on August 23, 2012 and circulating them. Police have also recovered FICN worth INR 102,000 from the duo, reports The Times of India. During investigations Police found that Patel had managed to circulate FICN worth INR 950,000 in the State. A Crime Branch official revealed, "During questioning Patel revealed that he had got FICN worth Rs 96 lakh from Abdurrahman Maulana Shaikh of Malda in West Bengal earlier this year. The money was then circulated in the state from four major centres - Junagadh, Himmatnagar, Jamnagar and Godhra. There were several agents who got the notes and circulated them. They got real currency as reward from doing this”.
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September - 25 
Deepak Patel, an Indian National Congress Party member of Mehsana District, was arrested by the officials of Special Operation Group (SOG) in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) charges, as reported on September 26, by dnaindia.com. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), SOG, Baldev Solanki said that D
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Deepak Patel, an Indian National Congress Party member of Mehsana District, was arrested by the officials of Special Operation Group (SOG) in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) charges, as reported on September 26, by dnaindia.com. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), SOG, Baldev Solanki said that Deepak has been arrested on the basis of statements recorded by accused arrested earlier.
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September - 27 
The total people to be arrested so far in connection with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) have gone up to 25 across Gujarat within two weeks on charges of acquiring and circulating these FICN, as reported on September 27, by dnaindia.com. The last person to be arrested is Dinesh Patel, an Indian N
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The total people to be arrested so far in connection with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) have gone up to 25 across Gujarat within two weeks on charges of acquiring and circulating these FICN, as reported on September 27, by dnaindia.com. The last person to be arrested is Dinesh Patel, an Indian National Congress member of Mehsana District. Further, investigation has revealed that there were 12 different FICN rackets running concurrently in Gujarat. Different agents and sub agents are involved in the circulation of FICN in the state. It is learnt that FICN network is mainly operated from a village in Bangladesh called Mansoorpur (Rajshahi District), which is near the bordering town of Malda (Malda District) in West Bengal. According to sources, more than 60 per cent youth in Mansoorpur is involved in pumping FICN to India, via Nepal, Pakistan and Dubai. During investigation, it came out that two brothers Rakho and Altaf were involved in circulating FICN from their base in Bangladesh. Using the route from bordering town of Malda in West Bengal, the duo allegedly pumped in FICN to the state. However, Police is yet to find the duo, who they believe, have fled to Bangladesh or are hiding in West Bengal.
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September - 27 
The Vishnunagar Police recently arrested three persons in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket and seized INR 1,000, reports Hindustan Times on September 28. According to Police, “Our team laid a trap and arrested Hussain Akthar Sheikh, 17, during a body search and recovered 17 fake currency
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The Vishnunagar Police recently arrested three persons in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket and seized INR 1,000, reports Hindustan Times on September 28. According to Police, “Our team laid a trap and arrested Hussain Akthar Sheikh, 17, during a body search and recovered 17 fake currency notes of Rs1,000. Upon being questioned the boy told us he was a Bangladeshi national and that he was being used to bring fake notes from Bangladesh and sell them for a commission to two Indian agents. He named the two agents and said they lived in Mumbra [Thane District]”. The Police immediately raided the residence of the two Indian agents Mohammad Yusuf Sheikh and Mohammad Najbul Sheikh who were part of the FICN racket and seized 32 FICNs of INR 1,000 from them.
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September - 28 
Bhavnagar Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on September 27, by arresting five people, who belong to Malda District in West Bengal, reports The Times of India. The accused identified were produced before a local court, which remanded them in Police custody for 14 days on Septem
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Bhavnagar Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on September 27, by arresting five people, who belong to Malda District in West Bengal, reports The Times of India. The accused identified were produced before a local court, which remanded them in Police custody for 14 days on September 28.
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September - 28 
Bhavnagar Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on September 27, by arresting five people, who belong to Malda District in West Bengal, reports The Times of India. The accused identified were produced before a local court, which remanded them in Police custody for 14 days on Septem
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Bhavnagar Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on September 27, by arresting five people, who belong to Malda District in West Bengal, reports The Times of India. The accused identified were produced before a local court, which remanded them in Police custody for 14 days on September 28. Police inspector, Special Operations Group, M N Chavda said the accused had arrived in Bhavnagar to circulate FICN. They were staying in a guest house when arrested after a raid. "We seized 46 notes of Rs 500 and 23 of Rs 1000 denominations from the accused," he said, adding that Rs 70,500 genuine Indian currency was also recovered in the raid. The accused told us that they had got the fake currency from one Safeek, who is based in West Bengal. We will verify their claims for which our team will be going to West Bengal," another Police officer said.
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September - 28 
One person, identified as Rajesh Patir alias Raju, was arrested for carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) on the Down Jamalpur Express at Burdwan station (Burdwan District) on September 28,reports The Times of India. FICN worth INR 165,500 was also seized from him. Raju was carrying a bag which
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One person, identified as Rajesh Patir alias Raju, was arrested for carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) on the Down Jamalpur Express at Burdwan station (Burdwan District) on September 28,reports The Times of India. FICN worth INR 165,500 was also seized from him. Raju was carrying a bag which contained bundles of INR 500, a bullet, two cell phones and a ticket of Howrah to Bengaluru (Karnataka).
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September - 28 
Police also arrested four persons, including a clerk working in the office of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Savarkundla division) in Amreli District, in connection with the ongoing FICN racket. Police seized FICN worth INR 12,500 from Chauhan and Sama on September 28. Meanwhile, a Special Task Fo
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Police also arrested four persons, including a clerk working in the office of Deputy Superintendent of Police (Savarkundla division) in Amreli District, in connection with the ongoing FICN racket. Police seized FICN worth INR 12,500 from Chauhan and Sama on September 28. Meanwhile, a Special Task Force (STF) has been formed in Gujarat to tackle FICN menace. The STF will have Gujarat Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) Chief A K Surolia at its helm.
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September - 30 
Malda District has become a hub for smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), a senior BSF official said on September 30, reports Economic Times. Additional Director-General (East), Border Security Force (BSF), B D Sharma commented, "44 Indians and 13 from Bangladesh were arrested by BSF
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Malda District has become a hub for smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), a senior BSF official said on September 30, reports Economic Times. Additional Director-General (East), Border Security Force (BSF), B D Sharma commented, "44 Indians and 13 from Bangladesh were arrested by BSF for smuggling fake notes in 2011 while in the first eight months of this year altogether 46 people, including 18 Bangladeshis, were caught”. Explaining the modus operandi, Sharma said smugglers often throw FICN bundles over the fence at night besides pumping money through the porous border. So far this year, BSF has seized FICN having face value of INR 1.583 million. Sharma, further said, the modus operandi of the smugglers too have changed drastically as they now use water pipes of the irrigation department to smuggle FICN from Bangladesh to India, according o Indian Express. Interestingly, he said, the circulation of FICN is interlinked with cattle smuggling as FICN are exchanged in a huge quantity for trading cattle. Meanwhile, BSF and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have proposed the setting up of a joint task force, to curb smuggling of FICN, officials said, according to The Hindu. Sharma further stated, “The setting up of a joint task force to check the smuggling of fake Indian currency notes has been proposed”.
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October - 3 
Six persons were arrested on October 3, with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 2 lakh, according to Business Standard. All the accused were arrested after Kukatpally Police raided a pan shop in Borabanda locality of Hyderabad. FICN in denomination of INR 500 and INR 1,000
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Six persons were arrested on October 3, with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 2 lakh, according to Business Standard. All the accused were arrested after Kukatpally Police raided a pan shop in Borabanda locality of Hyderabad. FICN in denomination of INR 500 and INR 1,000 are suspected to have been smuggled in from Bangladesh. According to Police, one of them was identified as Hafeezullah Ali, who hails from Malda District in West Bengal, and is the prime accused in the case who brought the counterfeit notes for circulation here.
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October - 3 
The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) neutralised a major racket involving smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested three persons, identified as Gulshan Jahan, Imrana and Mohammad Rashid, in this connection in Lucknow on October 3, reports The Times of India. CBI recovered FI
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The Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) neutralised a major racket involving smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested three persons, identified as Gulshan Jahan, Imrana and Mohammad Rashid, in this connection in Lucknow on October 3, reports The Times of India. CBI recovered FICN of INR 8.50 lakh in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500 from their possession. The accused have revealed that they picked the bundles of FICN from Malda District in West Bengal. They were arrested shortly after they got off a train at Charbagh Railway station in Lucknow. During primary investigations, it came to light that the accused were handed over the consignment from a Bangladeshi connection in West Bengal confirming that the seized notes were printed outside the country and was smuggled in through the Bangladesh border.
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October - 5 
A local court in Malaysia charged a Lebanese man for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), Zee News reported on October 5. 32-year-old Hassan Zarrad was carrying 149 pieces of FICNs in denominations of 1,000, an offence which carries a maximum 10 years' jail on conviction.
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A local court in Malaysia charged a Lebanese man for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), Zee News reported on October 5. 32-year-old Hassan Zarrad was carrying 149 pieces of FICNs in denominations of 1,000, an offence which carries a maximum 10 years' jail on conviction.
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October - 5 
According to a Rediff report published on October 5, out of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth around INR 21.60 million seized from across India in 2012, FICN worth INR 15.60 million was seized from New Delhi alone. The remaining seizures were from West Bengal (INR 2.98 million), Bihar (INR two
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According to a Rediff report published on October 5, out of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth around INR 21.60 million seized from across India in 2012, FICN worth INR 15.60 million was seized from New Delhi alone. The remaining seizures were from West Bengal (INR 2.98 million), Bihar (INR two million) and Punjab (INR 922,000). Recent statistics reveal that in Delhi alone, there are 10 cases on an average which are registered every day pertaining to counterfeiting. In Bengaluru (Karnataka), Chennai (Tamil Nadu), Hyderabad (Andhra Pradesh) and Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) the average number of cases registered is between four and five every day. In a change of strategy, states such as Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Maharashtra, which were predominant hubs for FICNs have now been used less. Also, those pumping in FICN have not been using the Nepal, Pakistan and Bangladesh borders too much either. Bangkok and Vietnam are being used for this purpose since the past one year. Over the past one year, most of the seizures have had an origin from either Bangkok or Vietnam and while investigating the route it has been found that the FICN is landing in Delhi before it is circulated around.
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October - 5 
Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials said that the networks for both hawala (illegal money transfer channel) and FICN are the same. The hawala market is an INR 20 billion business in India alone and nearly INR 12 billion emerges out of Delhi alone. The report also said that a 'Muslim Defence Fund'
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Intelligence Bureau (IB) officials said that the networks for both hawala (illegal money transfer channel) and FICN are the same. The hawala market is an INR 20 billion business in India alone and nearly INR 12 billion emerges out of Delhi alone. The report also said that a 'Muslim Defence Fund' (MDF) has been set up by the D-gang (led by Pakistan based Dawood Ibrahim) in Delhi. The primary objective of the MDF was to ensure that money kept flowing in to India which could be used for subversive activities. Earlier, the MDF was being mainly used for a hawala transaction between Riyadh and Delhi, but today there are signs of them getting into the FICN market as well.
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October - 6 
in Bijnour District, three persons, identified as Rizwan, Shariq and Ayaaz were arrested from roadways bus station in Dhampur area when they were trying to circulate FICN on October 6. Police recovered 21 fake notes with a face value of 500 each from their possession.
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in Bijnour District, three persons, identified as Rizwan, Shariq and Ayaaz were arrested from roadways bus station in Dhampur area when they were trying to circulate FICN on October 6. Police recovered 21 fake notes with a face value of 500 each from their possession.
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October - 7 
One person identified as Jamshed Khan was arrested with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 450,000 from Mugalsarai railway station in Chandauli District on October 7, reports Business Standard.
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One person identified as Jamshed Khan was arrested with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 450,000 from Mugalsarai railway station in Chandauli District on October 7, reports Business Standard.
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October - 8 
In past one month, Gujarat Police have recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) showing value of INR 2.8 million from across the state, including INR 2.618 million counterfeit notes seized in Jamnagar District, as reported on October 8, by The Times of India. The cumulative figure for the last
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In past one month, Gujarat Police have recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) showing value of INR 2.8 million from across the state, including INR 2.618 million counterfeit notes seized in Jamnagar District, as reported on October 8, by The Times of India. The cumulative figure for the last three years is INR 5.5 million. Police suspect that the FICN is used in black market for large transactions where it is impossible to check authenticity of the notes. Himanshu Shukla, Deputy Commissioner of Police (crime) commented, "Malda in West Bengal has been mentioned as the transit point in recent cases. The currency note consignment comes from Bangladesh and reaches major distributors in Malda. From there it travels to various parts of the country, including Gujarat. We have also arrested residents of Malda for peddling the currency”. He added that a team has been sent to West Bengal to investigate further.
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October - 8 
Pakistani smugglers have found a new way to smuggle goods, through Rajasthan border which they find safe for smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and weapon consignment and drugs into the Indian territory; especially the border adjoining Ganganagar, Barmer and Jaisalmer Districts, as reported
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Pakistani smugglers have found a new way to smuggle goods, through Rajasthan border which they find safe for smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and weapon consignment and drugs into the Indian territory; especially the border adjoining Ganganagar, Barmer and Jaisalmer Districts, as reported on October 8, by The Times of India. After receiving the information the Border Security Force (BSF) has become very alert and has launched a special campaign and sensitive places are being identified and additional staff being deployed along with surveillance equipments
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October - 11 
Eight years after Bangladeshi sculptor Rashid Ahmed (75) was arrested from Paharganj area of Delhi on December 20, 2004 along with three persons for possessing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), a trial court has sentenced him and his accomplice to seven years' rigorous imprisonment, The Times of Ind
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Eight years after Bangladeshi sculptor Rashid Ahmed (75) was arrested from Paharganj area of Delhi on December 20, 2004 along with three persons for possessing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), a trial court has sentenced him and his accomplice to seven years' rigorous imprisonment, The Times of India. The court however, acquitted co-accused Mohammed Abaad Ali and Imam Raja, both Indians.
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October - 11 
Surendranagar Police have arrested Bharat Mukhiya and Santosh Mukhiya and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 20,000 from them, reported The Times of India on October 11. Bharat was found carrying INR 15,000 in FICN while his accomplice had INR 5,000 with him. According to P
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Surendranagar Police have arrested Bharat Mukhiya and Santosh Mukhiya and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 20,000 from them, reported The Times of India on October 11. Bharat was found carrying INR 15,000 in FICN while his accomplice had INR 5,000 with him. According to Police, "Both were living in Halvad town in Surendranagar District for the last one year. A couple of weeks ago we had nabbed two minors from Dhrangadhra town with the fake currency notes and they were sent to a juvenile home in Rajkot. These children were from Bihar. We got a tip-off that two persons were on their way to meet these children and arrange for their release. We nabbed the two accused and recovered Rs 20,000 in fake currency notes from them”. Their interrogation revealed that Bharat used to get FICN from Nepal and circulate it to different parts of the country.
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October - 12 
A 35-year-old man, identified as Tejender, who was underground for the past five years after being declared as a proclaimed offender, was arrested for his alleged involvement in printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and circulating them, reports PTI on October 12. Tejender, a resident of Moti Na
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A 35-year-old man, identified as Tejender, who was underground for the past five years after being declared as a proclaimed offender, was arrested for his alleged involvement in printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and circulating them, reports PTI on October 12. Tejender, a resident of Moti Nagar in west Delhi, used to print FICN of INR 50 and Rs 100 denominations. He was caught near Chhatrapati Shivaji Park in Basai Darapur in Delhi, according to The Times of India.
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October - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), with the help of Border Security Force (BSF) and local Police, arrested one person, identified as Badal Sheikh from Manoharpur in Malda District on October 13, for his alleged links with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), reports The Times of India. Fake Indian Currenc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), with the help of Border Security Force (BSF) and local Police, arrested one person, identified as Badal Sheikh from Manoharpur in Malda District on October 13, for his alleged links with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), reports The Times of India. Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) INR 20,000 were recovered from his possession. Sources said the youth Badal Sheikh has allegedly circulated FICN to HM. It was learnt from the NIA sources that an FIR was registered in Janipur Police station in Jammu in January, 2011. Later, the Centre transferred the case to NIA for further investigation. Accordingly, a case was re-registered at PS NIA (as case No.RC-07/2011/NIA-DLI dated 19/05/2011). There were allegations of criminal conspiracy by circulating FICN to fund HM’s operations in Jammu and Kashmir.
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October - 14 
Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police on October 14 arrested six persons for possessing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2.05 million, reports Business Standard. According to Police, six persons were arrested from Surajpur of Gautam Budhha Nagar District following
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Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police on October 14 arrested six persons for possessing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2.05 million, reports Business Standard. According to Police, six persons were arrested from Surajpur of Gautam Budhha Nagar District following a tip off on the arrival of a consignment of FICN, smuggled from neighbouring countries. The arrested persons have been identified as Tan Mohammad, Abu Tahir, residents of Malda District in West Bengal, Sohanvir Singh, Udayvir, Rohtash and Dharmendra, who belong to Firozabad District, Police said. During interrogation, the arrested persons revealed that their kingpin belonged to West Bengal. The FICN was in the denominations of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500.
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October - 16 
Police on October 16 arrested a man, identified as Vasant Jagannath Jagtap, and seized 482 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from his possession in Winowrie area of Pune District, reports The Times of India. During interrogation, Jagtap revealed he had got FICN through a person called Mehrul who had
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Police on October 16 arrested a man, identified as Vasant Jagannath Jagtap, and seized 482 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from his possession in Winowrie area of Pune District, reports The Times of India. During interrogation, Jagtap revealed he had got FICN through a person called Mehrul who had brought these notes from Bangladesh. Assistant Public Prosecutor B. R. Patil of Cantonment court said Jagtap has revealed that he had received FICN in Kolkata (West Bengal).
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October - 19 
Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surendranagar District (Gujarat) arrested one more suspect from Bihar for his alleged involvement in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket busted recently, reports The Times of India on October 19. The accused, Ramesh alias Rameshwar Jokhan Mukhiya, a resident
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Special Operations Group (SOG) of Surendranagar District (Gujarat) arrested one more suspect from Bihar for his alleged involvement in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket busted recently, reports The Times of India on October 19. The accused, Ramesh alias Rameshwar Jokhan Mukhiya, a resident of Ninoliya village in Bihar, was arrested after two persons arrested earlier revealed his name. Police said that an organised gang is smuggling FICN from Nepal border into the country to be distributed in other parts.
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October - 22 
Police on October 22 seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 723,000 from a house in Patna (Bihar), and arrested a youth, reports Business Standard. On a tip off, a Police team raided a house in Mandiri locality under Budha Colony Police Station and seized the counterfeit notes, Inspector
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Police on October 22 seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 723,000 from a house in Patna (Bihar), and arrested a youth, reports Business Standard. On a tip off, a Police team raided a house in Mandiri locality under Budha Colony Police Station and seized the counterfeit notes, Inspector General of Police (IGP), Praveen Vashist, said.
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November - 2 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 2 arrested Masthigudda Aboobacker, a Kerala native at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, after being deported from Abu Dhabi, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker allegedly ran an international ring dealing with Fake Indian Curren
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 2 arrested Masthigudda Aboobacker, a Kerala native at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport, after being deported from Abu Dhabi, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker allegedly ran an international ring dealing with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the support by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and gangster Dawood Ibrahim. Apart from United Arab Emirate (UAE), Aboobacker also had operations in other West Asia countries, including Saudi Arabia. Preliminary questioning revealed he has been operating from Dubai for the past one year and used to shuttle between Pakistan, Bangladesh, Dubai and Nepal. It was revealed that the FICN was being printed in Pakistan and brought to India via Bangladesh and Nepal. He is also learnt to have provided the names of his handlers in ISI and Dawood’s gang.
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November - 4 
12 incidents of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in one year (2012)-nine by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and three by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has revealed that currency peddlers have now found a safe Bangladesh-Malda (West Bengal)-Uttar Pradesh-Delhi route to smuggle FICN i
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12 incidents of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in one year (2012)-nine by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and three by the Central Bureau of Investigations (CBI) has revealed that currency peddlers have now found a safe Bangladesh-Malda (West Bengal)-Uttar Pradesh-Delhi route to smuggle FICN into India Hindustan Times reports on November 4. The racketeers have recruited zone-wise couriers to carry the consignment safely without drawing police attention. The route is spread all across the country's eastern frontiers bordering Bangladesh near Malda District, through the states of Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh to finally reach capital city Delhi. The carriers board the train from Malda and reach Delhi in 22 hours. A senior official of Uttar Pradesh GRP said, total FICN to the tune of INR 36,71,000 had been recovered from 14 couriers in 12 months.
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November - 4 
Bablu Khurshid Sheikh, 28, a kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and a Bengali film actor operating from Malda District in West Bengal, was arrested on November 4, in Mumbai (Maharashtra) reports Hindustan Times. Sheikh, has allegedly been involved in circulating FICN and human trafficki
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Bablu Khurshid Sheikh, 28, a kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and a Bengali film actor operating from Malda District in West Bengal, was arrested on November 4, in Mumbai (Maharashtra) reports Hindustan Times. Sheikh, has allegedly been involved in circulating FICN and human trafficking for the last five years. Niket Kaushik, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime) said, Sheikh has been remanded in Police custody till November 8, 2012.
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November - 6 
Police on November 6, arrested three persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth 6, 500, 00 from them in Secunderabad near Trivoli Theater, reports Deccan Chronicle. Police seized FICN of 1,000, 500 and 100 denominations, a colour printer, a paper cutter, a two wheeler and three cell p
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Police on November 6, arrested three persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth 6, 500, 00 from them in Secunderabad near Trivoli Theater, reports Deccan Chronicle. Police seized FICN of 1,000, 500 and 100 denominations, a colour printer, a paper cutter, a two wheeler and three cell phones from the possession of the accused.
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November - 9 
A 52-year-old man was arrested near KMCH hospital on Avinashi road (Kerala) on November 09 for possessing FICN worth INR 5,000, reports The Times of India. The accused was identified as C Kandasamy of Ammapettai in Salem District, Kerala. Later, he told Police that he had given INR 5,000 to Kannan
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A 52-year-old man was arrested near KMCH hospital on Avinashi road (Kerala) on November 09 for possessing FICN worth INR 5,000, reports The Times of India. The accused was identified as C Kandasamy of Ammapettai in Salem District, Kerala. Later, he told Police that he had given INR 5,000 to Kannan of Rasipuram in Namakkal District, Kerala and got FICN worth 10,000.
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November - 9 
A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, on November 9 left Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya (54), known as “cashier” of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, in the custody of NIA till November 16
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A Special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Court, designated National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, on November 9 left Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya (54), known as “cashier” of Dawood Ibrahim and a key accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, in the custody of NIA till November 16, for questioning in Kerala’s Karippur Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case of 2008, reports Daily Pioneer. Taklya is the 10th accused in the case.
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November - 11 
An African national, identified as B. Seragalain, and a local resident were arrested with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 13.20 lakh at Bhiwadi Industrial Area in Alwar District on November 9, reports The Times of India. A senior Police official said, "Though counterfeit cu
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An African national, identified as B. Seragalain, and a local resident were arrested with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 13.20 lakh at Bhiwadi Industrial Area in Alwar District on November 9, reports The Times of India. A senior Police official said, "Though counterfeit currency accused's link in Haryana are yet to be established by it cannot be ruled out" he said and added that the border Districts of adjoining states are crime prone and therefore at times, absconders slip in Haryana to avoid Police action.
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November - 14 
West Zone Task Force sleuths arrested four members of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) gang from Motidarwaja in Golconda in Hyderabad District and seized a from their possession FICN 50,000 on November 14, reports The Times of India. The accused Ali Shaik, Mohammed Javeed, Mohammed Raheem and Moha
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West Zone Task Force sleuths arrested four members of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) gang from Motidarwaja in Golconda in Hyderabad District and seized a from their possession FICN 50,000 on November 14, reports The Times of India. The accused Ali Shaik, Mohammed Javeed, Mohammed Raheem and Mohammed Salman belong to Golconda. During the interrogation, Ali said that he procured FICN from one Sai Kiran a year ago.
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November - 15 
Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya, an accused in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case and a close aide (cashier) of Dawood Ibrahim, has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that the underworld don and his company were behind the operation of smuggling in Pakistan-manufa
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Tahir Merchant alias Tahir Taklya, an accused in the March 12, 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case and a close aide (cashier) of Dawood Ibrahim, has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that the underworld don and his company were behind the operation of smuggling in Pakistan-manufactured Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth several crores of INR to India since 2007, Daily Poineer reports on November 16. Taklya was left in the NIA’s custody for questioning in connection with the Karippur (Malappuram District of Kerala) counterfeit currency note case pertaining to the seizure of FICN worth INR 7.25 million from a passenger, Muhammad Alshad from Ras-al-Khaimah at the Kozhikode international airport at Karippur on August 16, 2008. Tahir have told the NIA that FICN were manufactured in Quetta (Balochistan, Pakistan) from where it was taken to Dubai and Abu Dhabi by an agent of the Pakistani Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for smuggling in to India for destabilising the country’s economy and for mobilising funds for extremist operations. According to Tahir, his source of Pakistan made FICN was one Imtiaz Ibrahim from Karachi (Sindh, Pakistan). Later Tahir would smuggle FICN into Kerala (mainly Kasaragood District) and other parts of India using passengers as couriers. He further said fake currencies worth INR 100,000 were being exchanged for actual Indian notes worth INR 45,000. INR 33,000 of this would go to the Dawood while the remaining INR 12,000 would be distributed among the agents working at various levels. He told the NIA that Dawood’s brother Anees, stationed in Pakistan, was one of the persons controlling the operation.
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November - 15 
The Times of India reports that NIA will conduct a detailed probe on non-resident Keralites (NRKs) who acted as conduits for the racket. Tahir was earlier arrested by Sharjah Police in September 2008 for possessing FICN to the tune of INR 50 lakh. Tahir, who hailed from Mumbai, was working as manage
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The Times of India reports that NIA will conduct a detailed probe on non-resident Keralites (NRKs) who acted as conduits for the racket. Tahir was earlier arrested by Sharjah Police in September 2008 for possessing FICN to the tune of INR 50 lakh. Tahir, who hailed from Mumbai, was working as manager of Al Sultan Furnishing and Carpet Shop, which had branches in Sharjah, Dubai and Abu Dhabi. He had sourced the fake notes from a Pakistani citizen identified as Ibrahim Bhai.
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November - 16 
Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police arrested Sharavan Singh and Dalapath Singh from Chikpet in Bangalore city on November 16, on charges of dealing with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports bangaloremirror.com. The arrests have led CCB Police to the discovery that FICN worth about INR 10 millions
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Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police arrested Sharavan Singh and Dalapath Singh from Chikpet in Bangalore city on November 16, on charges of dealing with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports bangaloremirror.com. The arrests have led CCB Police to the discovery that FICN worth about INR 10 millions have been released into the market every month. A senior officer commented, “The two would frequently go to Rajasthan, their home state, from where they would bring in the fake notes. They would buy goods from different shops and pay with fake currency……. However, their main business was to exchange fake currency for real ones. Through this, they have released crores into the market”. According to the Police, a gang in Rajasthan gets FICN from Pakistan and distributes it across India through carriers. These carriers and sellers in different cities may not even know the real source of FICN.
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November - 21 
Police have arrested a man, identified as K Sreejith, who is suspected to be part of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Kannur District, as reported on November 21, by The Times of India. Police also seized 200 hundred INR notes, a computer, scanner and a printer after raiding his house.
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Police have arrested a man, identified as K Sreejith, who is suspected to be part of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Kannur District, as reported on November 21, by The Times of India. Police also seized 200 hundred INR notes, a computer, scanner and a printer after raiding his house.
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November - 22 
According to a delayed report, three persons, identified as Darshan Kumar, Sweekar Luthra and Ankit Chaturvedi were arrested near Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus in New Delhi on November 22, reports The Hindu. The vehicle in which the three were travelling was also seized. A total of 30,000
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According to a delayed report, three persons, identified as Darshan Kumar, Sweekar Luthra and Ankit Chaturvedi were arrested near Sarai Kale Khan Inter-State Bus Terminus in New Delhi on November 22, reports The Hindu. The vehicle in which the three were travelling was also seized. A total of 30,000 counterfeit coins of INR 5 denomination have been seized, The Times of India adds. Police said that interrogation of the accused revealed Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) were supplied through trains in connivance with railway employees and customs officials posted at the India-Nepal border. FICN supplied by the gang is in circulation in New Delhi, Police added.
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November - 22 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Harsh alias Honey Bhatnagar and Jacob and from Scheme No. 74 of Vijay Nagar area in Indore on November 22, 2012 and recovered 26 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from them, reports The Times of India.
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Harsh alias Honey Bhatnagar and Jacob and from Scheme No. 74 of Vijay Nagar area in Indore on November 22, 2012 and recovered 26 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from them, reports The Times of India.
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November - 26 
Defence Minister A.K. Antony on November 26, said terrorists in India are funded mostly by their outfits located in Pakistan, reports indiablooms.com. He commented in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), that, "As per available information militants/terrorists active in India are also funde
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony on November 26, said terrorists in India are funded mostly by their outfits located in Pakistan, reports indiablooms.com. He commented in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), that, "As per available information militants/terrorists active in India are also funded by their outfits based abroad, particularly in Pakistan, often routed through third countries. For the past several years Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been a well-known source for terror financing in India”. He further commented that, "The Government has taken various measures to check terrorist activities in the country such as augmenting the strength of Central Armed Police Forces, establishment of National Security Guards hubs, strengthening of Multi Agency Centre to function on 24x7 basis for real-time collation and sharing of intelligence with other intelligence and security agencies and effective border management. The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967 has been amended to strengthen the punitive measures to combat terrorism." Antony also said the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been constituted to investigate and prosecute offences under the NIA Act, 2008. The Prevention of Money Laundering Act has been amended to inter-alia include certain offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, he said.
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November - 29 
The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on November 29, arrested one man, identified as Prabhat Kumar Agrawal alias Monty carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 1 million from Cantonment area of Varanasi, reports Indian Express. Additional Director General (ADG) (La
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The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) on November 29, arrested one man, identified as Prabhat Kumar Agrawal alias Monty carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 1 million from Cantonment area of Varanasi, reports Indian Express. Additional Director General (ADG) (Law and Order), Arun Kumar said, Prabhat used to get the FICNs from one person, Rizaul of Malda District in West Bengal. He further said that they are coordinating with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the racket behind consignment of FICN being sent from Bangladesh through Malda to UP.
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December - 6 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had on August 16, 2008, seized FICN of INR 500 and INR 1,000 denomination with a total face value of INR 72.5 lakh from one Mohammed Alshah, who arrived at Kozhikode airport from Ras al-Khaima (in UAE).
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence had on August 16, 2008, seized FICN of INR 500 and INR 1,000 denomination with a total face value of INR 72.5 lakh from one Mohammed Alshah, who arrived at Kozhikode airport from Ras al-Khaima (in UAE).
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December - 7 
Abdul Majeed, an accused in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case of August 16, 2008, was arrested on December 7, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following his deportation from Dubai, reports Zee News. He was picked up from Nedumbassery airport (Ernakulam District) and produced before
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Abdul Majeed, an accused in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case of August 16, 2008, was arrested on December 7, by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) following his deportation from Dubai, reports Zee News. He was picked up from Nedumbassery airport (Ernakulam District) and produced before the NIA special court, which remanded him to seven days custody, Agency sources said. According to NIA, the currency is believed to have been printed in Pakistan and distributed to India via Abu Dhabi.
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