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FICN Related Incidents:2014
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January - 1 
On January 1, Police arrested a gang of three members at Adam Sahib Street in Royapuram (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1,000 denomination for the last six months in different parts of Chennai, including shopping hubs in T. Nagar and Purasawalkam, acco
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On January 1, Police arrested a gang of three members at Adam Sahib Street in Royapuram (Chennai, Tamil Nadu) for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 1,000 denomination for the last six months in different parts of Chennai, including shopping hubs in T. Nagar and Purasawalkam, according to The Hindu. The arrestees were identified as Hameed Rehman, Rafiqul Islam and Fasil Islam (28), hail from Assam. The FICNs circulated by them are suspected to have originated from Malda District in West Bengal.
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January - 1 
Police on January 1 neutralized an inter-state gang of racketeers involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and arrested three persons near Zero Road bus stand in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), reports The Times of India. The Police have also seized FICN with a face value of INR 150, 00
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Police on January 1 neutralized an inter-state gang of racketeers involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and arrested three persons near Zero Road bus stand in Allahabad (Uttar Pradesh), reports The Times of India. The Police have also seized FICN with a face value of INR 150, 000 from their possession. The arrested persons were identified as Marzina Begum, Daulat Patel and Amit Srivastava. Police said the husband of the arrested woman, Mustaq Ahmed, was already behind bars. After his arrest, Marzina was leading the gang. Police said FICN was brought from Malda Town (West Bengal) and was to be sent to Mirzapur, Mumbai, Pratapgarh, Kaushambi and adjoining Districts.
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January - 7 
Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has been incurring a loss of nearly INR 200,000 every year due to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) being provided by bus commuters, The Times of India reported on January 8. The undertaking received 568 FICN from commuters in 2012.
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Brihanmumbai Electricity Supply and Transport (BEST) has been incurring a loss of nearly INR 200,000 every year due to Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) being provided by bus commuters, The Times of India reported on January 8. The undertaking received 568 FICN from commuters in 2012.
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January - 7 
Two persons, identified as Abdul Yusuf Mandal and Jahandaz Sheikh were arrested by the Special Operations Group (SOG) for carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Nizampura area of Vadodara in Gujarat on January 7, reports The Times of India. According to the Police, the duo spent FICN worth
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Two persons, identified as Abdul Yusuf Mandal and Jahandaz Sheikh were arrested by the Special Operations Group (SOG) for carrying Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Nizampura area of Vadodara in Gujarat on January 7, reports The Times of India. According to the Police, the duo spent FICN worth INR 11,000 in different areas of the city for buying some commodities. Both are resident of the state of West Bengal.
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January - 8 
Two persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 19,500 from Coimbatore city of same District on January 8, reports Business Standard. Police said the duo from Salem District had been bringing FICN from Palakkad District in neighbouring Kerala.
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Two persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 19,500 from Coimbatore city of same District on January 8, reports Business Standard. Police said the duo from Salem District had been bringing FICN from Palakkad District in neighbouring Kerala.
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January - 9 
In a bid to crackdown on the circulation of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) the Centre has asked the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) to carry out a security audit of the foreign firms supplying ink and paper for printing currency, New Indian Express reported on January 10. During a recent meeti
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In a bid to crackdown on the circulation of the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) the Centre has asked the Research & Analysis Wing (RAW) to carry out a security audit of the foreign firms supplying ink and paper for printing currency, New Indian Express reported on January 10. During a recent meeting of the intelligence agencies, it had come to light that the problem was on the rise since the percentage of FICN in circulation had increased to 15.58 per cent total pieces from 13.56 per cent total pieces in 2012. Sources said the RAW will play a major role in the FICN Coordination Group, which has been set up under the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, to collect and share intelligence among the various agencies to prevent the circulation of the fake notes. “The currency paper and ink are procured through foreign firms and the RAW has been asked to check the background of the companies involved in the supply chain. There is a strong suspicion that groups based in Pakistan have managed to source similar papers and security ink from some foreign countries,” they said. According to intelligence inputs, the FICN printed in Pakistan is brought to India through couriers in Malaysia, Thailand and the UAE. The RAW has been asked to generate intelligence on these operators and coordinate with the foreign intelligence agencies to crackdown on the cartel involved in the smuggling of the counterfeit currency. An IB dispatch, which was shared with all the agencies, had categorically mentioned that the FICN smugglers were using a circuitous route to smuggle in the currency bundles printed in Pakistan. The couriers are mostly using Bangkok (Thailand), Kathmandu (Nepal) and Dhaka (Bangladesh) airports to ferry the illegal consignment to the Indian cities.
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January - 9 
Three persons were arrested from Old Market Road in Angamaly of Ernakullam District while shopping with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1000 on January 9, reports New Indian Express. The fake notes with them had serial numbers starting with ‘4BC’.
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Three persons were arrested from Old Market Road in Angamaly of Ernakullam District while shopping with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1000 on January 9, reports New Indian Express. The fake notes with them had serial numbers starting with ‘4BC’.
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January - 11 
Three people, identified as Shahjahan, Mahesh Prasad and Mohammad Nisar were arrested from the Adarsh Nagar railway station in Delhi with INR 4,50,000 in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) on January 11, reports Business Standard. A Police officer said the kingpin of the gang is based in East Champar
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Three people, identified as Shahjahan, Mahesh Prasad and Mohammad Nisar were arrested from the Adarsh Nagar railway station in Delhi with INR 4,50,000 in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) on January 11, reports Business Standard. A Police officer said the kingpin of the gang is based in East Champaran District of Bihar. "These fake notes are smuggled from Pakistan to Nepal and then to India through the porous Indo-Nepal border. The local receiver of FICN has been identified and investigation is in progress," said Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav.
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January - 12 
Four men, involved in the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), were arrested by the Airport Police in Pune and fake currency with a face value of approximately INR 46,000 was recovered from them on January 12, reports Pune Mirror. Police has registered a case against the arrested under S
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Four men, involved in the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), were arrested by the Airport Police in Pune and fake currency with a face value of approximately INR 46,000 was recovered from them on January 12, reports Pune Mirror. Police has registered a case against the arrested under Section 489B (using counterfeit currency notes as genuine), 489C (possession of counterfeit currency notes) and 420 (cheating) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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January - 12 
Special Cell team arrested three persons, Mohammad Habibuddin Momin, Kaiyum and Kamal from Indira Market in Malkaganj and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 500 and INR1,000 of the face value of INR 5,00,000. The gang operates from Kaliachak in Malda District, West Beng
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Special Cell team arrested three persons, Mohammad Habibuddin Momin, Kaiyum and Kamal from Indira Market in Malkaganj and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 500 and INR1,000 of the face value of INR 5,00,000. The gang operates from Kaliachak in Malda District, West Bengal, close to the Indo-Bangladeshi border. The kingpin, Male, is yet to be arrested.
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January - 12 
Two smugglers, identified as Pradeep Yadav and Ramkshtriya Yadav, were arrested on January 12 from Muzaffarpur (Muzaffarpur District) railway junction with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of Rs 9.94 lakh, according to Business Standard. FICN in denomination of INR 500 was recovered
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Two smugglers, identified as Pradeep Yadav and Ramkshtriya Yadav, were arrested on January 12 from Muzaffarpur (Muzaffarpur District) railway junction with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of Rs 9.94 lakh, according to Business Standard. FICN in denomination of INR 500 was recovered from them.
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January - 13 
Panaji town Police on January 13 seized 33 Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of 1,000 denomination and arrested four persons, Yusuf Shaikh, Junarul Haque, Munsaf S.K. and Abdur Rahim Shaikh hailing from Kolkata (West Bengal) in Margao (South Goa District), reports The Times of India.
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Panaji town Police on January 13 seized 33 Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of 1,000 denomination and arrested four persons, Yusuf Shaikh, Junarul Haque, Munsaf S.K. and Abdur Rahim Shaikh hailing from Kolkata (West Bengal) in Margao (South Goa District), reports The Times of India.
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January - 16 
Four persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Kulgoria area of Bardhaman District on January 16, reports Business Standard.
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Four persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Kulgoria area of Bardhaman District on January 16, reports Business Standard.
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January - 18 
DNA reported on January 19 that most of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in circulation is printed in government-controlled printing presses in Pakistan and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has a major role in it. "On the behest of ISI, the FICN are printed in government-controlled printing pr
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DNA reported on January 19 that most of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in circulation is printed in government-controlled printing presses in Pakistan and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has a major role in it. "On the behest of ISI, the FICN are printed in government-controlled printing presses at Karachi, Multan, Quetta, Lahore and Peshawar. The water mark, Ashoka Pillar, Mahatma Gandhi's image, the denomination, RBI mark and other security features are very prominent, clear and look real in FICN printed in these presses," an unnamed senior Police Officer said. He added, "Earlier, we used to get fake currency notes of higher denominations. But for the past a three years the scene has changed. It is in the past three years that smugglers of FICN have started circulating notes of low denomination of Rs. 5, Rs. 10 and Rs. 20 along with those of large denomination." "The FICN are sent to India through several countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Middle East, Thailand, Denmark, Holland, Singapore" and Sri Lanka," said a Crime Branch Officer in Delhi Police. "After the government of Thailand recently imposed restrictions, the ISI started using Vietnam and Malaysia for smuggling FICN to India through Nepal," he added.
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January - 19 
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth over INR 1.1 million have made way into major private sector bank, ICICI Bank, in Madhya Pradesh, The Times of India reported on January 20. State cash chest of ICICI Bank at Classic Centre in Indore has reported to the city Police that FICN worth INR 11,15,35
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Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth over INR 1.1 million have made way into major private sector bank, ICICI Bank, in Madhya Pradesh, The Times of India reported on January 20. State cash chest of ICICI Bank at Classic Centre in Indore has reported to the city Police that FICN worth INR 11,15,350 having been deposited in different branches of the bank in 13 odd Districts of state's Malwa-Nimar region between January 2013 and June 2013.
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January - 21 
Four persons were today arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,50,000 in Bhagalpur District on January 21, reports Business Standard. On a tip off, two persons were arrested from Sheopuri locality and on the basis of information provided by them two others we
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Four persons were today arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,50,000 in Bhagalpur District on January 21, reports Business Standard. On a tip off, two persons were arrested from Sheopuri locality and on the basis of information provided by them two others were arrested from Kahalgaon area.
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January - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on January 22 dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of an accused in the Kasargod Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports New Indian Express. K M Balachandran, NIA Special Court judge, ordered that accused Mammunhi alias Muhamad Kunji
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on January 22 dismissed the anticipatory bail petition of an accused in the Kasargod Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports New Indian Express. K M Balachandran, NIA Special Court judge, ordered that accused Mammunhi alias Muhamad Kunji cannot be granted anticipatory bail as there were serious offenses charged against him. “A very serious investigation has to be conducted with respect of the offences alleged. The investigation definitely would be hampered in case he is let free,” the court observed. Mammunhi is currently working in the UAE and is alleged to have involved in hawala (illegal money transfer) transactions. He is an accused in four cases registered for obtaining FICNs from various parts of Kasargod. In his petition, Mammunhi stated that an Investigation Officer had visited his house and intimidated his wife and family members. The NIA objected to the petition and submitted that he is operating from Dubai as a hawala agent and he was part of the conspiracy in distribution of FICNs. The case against him is charged under 489B, 489C, 420, 201, 120 B, 109 r/w 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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January - 23 
Pakistan is printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in government owned print factories, according to intelligence inputs received by Indian Intelligence organisation, Daily Bhaskar reported on January 24. The fact came to light after the ink and the paper used in FICN was found to be similar with
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Pakistan is printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in government owned print factories, according to intelligence inputs received by Indian Intelligence organisation, Daily Bhaskar reported on January 24. The fact came to light after the ink and the paper used in FICN was found to be similar with the one employed in Pakistan's printing shops. The news of the breach has been transmitted to Union Ministry for Home Affairs, Finance Ministry and Parliamentary committee on financial matters. The intelligence agencies have based their inputs on over 692 intercepted calls. According to sources, in 2010-2011 FICN worth INR 1,700 to INR 19 billion were printed. From 2012- till date FICN worth INR 3,500 to INR 40 billion have been printed. The intelligence input also pointed out that Dawood Ibrahim's D-Company is behind printing these FICN. The input mentions several names, like Aftaab Batki, Haji Abdullah, Iqbal Kanaa, Sobhan, Aslam, Chaudhary, Sheikh Saifi and Sikander. It also said that Pakistan is providing militant-groups like, Lashkar e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish e-Mohammed (JeM) and Indian Mujahideen (IM) with FICN to carry out anti-national activities inside the country.
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January - 23 
Two persons were arrested on January 23 for circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 35,000 in Chennai on January 23, reports The Times of India. Police said Askar Ali, a 38-year-old resident of Sembium who runs a store selling bath fittings, on Wednesday came to the
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Two persons were arrested on January 23 for circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 35,000 in Chennai on January 23, reports The Times of India. Police said Askar Ali, a 38-year-old resident of Sembium who runs a store selling bath fittings, on Wednesday came to the private bank branch on Anna Salai and deposited 35,000. Later, bank officials found that all 70 notes were counterfeit and each of 500 denominations, told Police. Based on the customer's bank account, a Police team tracked down Askar Ali and grilled him. He told investigators that he had obtained the money from his brother-in-law Mohammad Yosuf. Yosuf, on his part, said the currency was handed over to him by a man who appeared to be a Sri Lankan. Police sources said the FICN were sent to India through several countries, including Bangladesh, Nepal, Middle East, Thailand, Denmark, Holland, Singapore and Sri Lanka.
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January - 25 
Police arrested four persons, identified as Abeed Khan alias Parvez, Sohail Khan alias Golu, Irshad Khan alias Raja and Quadir Hussain along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 92,000 from the premises of Bada Tajbagh in Nagpur (Maharashtra) on January 25, reports The Time
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Police arrested four persons, identified as Abeed Khan alias Parvez, Sohail Khan alias Golu, Irshad Khan alias Raja and Quadir Hussain along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 92,000 from the premises of Bada Tajbagh in Nagpur (Maharashtra) on January 25, reports The Times of India. Police have also seized original currency worth around INR 25,000 which was collected as balances against the purchases made with the FICN by the four arrested criminals.
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January - 25 
Worried over the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and near perfect technology employed by counterfeiters especially for INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes, the government is planning the introduction of an anti-photocopying technology called Omron, Hindustan Times reported on January 26.
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Worried over the proliferation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and near perfect technology employed by counterfeiters especially for INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes, the government is planning the introduction of an anti-photocopying technology called Omron, Hindustan Times reported on January 26. Incorporation of Omron technology on a bank note typically involves a pattern of small yellow, green or orange circles, which are repeated across areas of the banknote at different orientations. INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes are the most forged notes in India. At present, INR 50 and INR 100 notes already use this technology. The development is to be seen in the context on the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announcement to withdraw all currency notes issued prior to 2005 by March 31, 2014 in a move aimed at curbing black money and FICN.
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January - 28 
Four persons, identified as Saddam Faizuddin Shaikh, Nobakumar Ravindranath Biswas, Asadul Faijal Haq Jaman and a 17-year-old youth were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 50,000 from Pune airport on January 28, reports The Times of India. Senior Police
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Four persons, identified as Saddam Faizuddin Shaikh, Nobakumar Ravindranath Biswas, Asadul Faijal Haq Jaman and a 17-year-old youth were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with the face value of INR 50,000 from Pune airport on January 28, reports The Times of India. Senior Police Inspector Dilip Naukudkar of the Airport Police Station said, "These men have been staying in Pune for the last two to three years and worked as labourers. Preliminary investigations have revealed that the fake currency notes were brought from West Bengal for circulation in Pune."
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January - 29 
In first case where Pakistan's involvement in printing of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been nailed by forensic evidence, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on January 29 convicted all six accused, reports The Times of India. It is also the first FICN case to be registered u
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In first case where Pakistan's involvement in printing of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been nailed by forensic evidence, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court on January 29 convicted all six accused, reports The Times of India. It is also the first FICN case to be registered under Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) making such printing and distribution a terror activity. NIA had produced evidence to show that FICNs’ features, paper quality and printing quality matches exactly to Pakistan currency and thus could only have been printed by Pakistan Government press. The six accused, identified as Ravi Dhiren Ghosh, Nuruddin Islam, Mohd Samad, Mohd Aijul Shaikh, Mohd Asruddin Shaikh and Azraul Tamez Shaikh had been first arrested by Maharashtra ATS in 2009 with FICNs worth INR 345,000 in Mumbai.
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January - 29 
Police team arrested one person, identified as Mohammed Musharuf, accused in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Rajkot (Rajkot District) of Gujarat, The Times of India reported on January 30. Police said that Musharuf hailed from Kaliyachak in Malda District of West Bengal. C
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Police team arrested one person, identified as Mohammed Musharuf, accused in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Rajkot (Rajkot District) of Gujarat, The Times of India reported on January 30. Police said that Musharuf hailed from Kaliyachak in Malda District of West Bengal. Court has granted 10 days Police remand for Mohammed. According to Police the accused preferred circulating FICN in small towns like Bilkha and Chorwad (Junagadh District); Dhari and Amreli (Amreli District) where they could easily hide themselves and people are not much aware.
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January - 29 
Six persons identified as Abdul Shaikh, Mohammed Aizul, Ravi Dhiren Gosh, Nooruddin Bari, Mohammed Samad and Aizul Shaikh in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket had been convicted under Section 16 and 18 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 489 of Indian Penal Code (IPC
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Six persons identified as Abdul Shaikh, Mohammed Aizul, Ravi Dhiren Gosh, Nooruddin Bari, Mohammed Samad and Aizul Shaikh in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket had been convicted under Section 16 and 18 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and Section 489 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) on January 29 by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai (Maharashtra), reports IBNLive. They were held guilty for possessing and circulating FICN in May 2009. The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Maharashtra Police had arrested the accused on May 14, 2009 from near Star Cinema at Mazgoan in south Mumbai, after they received the tip-off that they were planning to exchange money.
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February - 3 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on February 3 arrested a smuggler, Dilip Kumar and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 3, 38, 000 from a bus near Matiyarwa Chown in Areraj Police Station area in Bihar's East Champaran District, reports Business
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on February 3 arrested a smuggler, Dilip Kumar and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 3, 38, 000 from a bus near Matiyarwa Chown in Areraj Police Station area in Bihar's East Champaran District, reports Business Standard. He confessed of bringing the FICN consignment from Bangladesh in association with members of a syndicate running smuggling of FICN. Kumar added that he had smuggled four consignments of FICN with a face value of more than INR 10 million and circulated the same in states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh.
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February - 4 
Two persons, identified as Irshad (19) and Zafar Pathan (19), were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 16,500 from Afzalpur area of Mandsaur District on February 4, reports The Times of India.
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Two persons, identified as Irshad (19) and Zafar Pathan (19), were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 16,500 from Afzalpur area of Mandsaur District on February 4, reports The Times of India.
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February - 9 
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on February 9 arrested two persons, identified as Sajebul Sheikh and Alam Sheikh from a bus at Maithi toll plaza on NH-57 near Muzaffarpur (Muzaffarpur District) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 3, 98,000 from
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on February 9 arrested two persons, identified as Sajebul Sheikh and Alam Sheikh from a bus at Maithi toll plaza on NH-57 near Muzaffarpur (Muzaffarpur District) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 3, 98,000 from them, according to The Times of India. Those arrested are from Mohabbatpur under Kaliachak Police Station area in West Bengal's Malda District. Their village is located near the Indo-Bangladesh border. During interrogation, the two revealed that they had to deliver the consignment to a person at Bettiah in West Champaran District. Sajebul also admitted that he had carried similar consignments to Indo-Nepal border from Bangladesh in the past as well.
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February - 11 
After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines to return currency notes printed prior to 2005 by March 2014, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have started making efforts to pass Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) printed prior to 2005 into the Indian border, The Times of India re
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After the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) issued guidelines to return currency notes printed prior to 2005 by March 2014, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) have started making efforts to pass Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) printed prior to 2005 into the Indian border, The Times of India reports on February 12. ISI has kept these consignments at Rajasthan, Punjab and border along Bangladesh and Nepal and is trying to push them into Indian border. The agents at the Indian border have become active and looking to this, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Border Security Force (BSF) deployed at Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal border have also been put on high alert. Sources said that Pakistani smugglers have contacted their Indian counterparts to push fake notes into India from Jaislamer, Barmer and Ganganagar in Rajasthan along with Nepal and Bangladesh borders. Apart from this, reccee is also being done to send FICN from Rann of Kutch in Gujarat, which is a border area without fencing. "Passengers are being sent through Thar Express with fake currency by enticing them with huge commission. Many smugglers are also being offered huge commission to push the consignment into India," sources said.
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February - 11 
Parliament was informed on February 11 that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 1.07 billion have been seized in three-and-half years till June 2013, reports Business Standard. FICN with face value of INR 236.6 million were seized in 2010; INR 314.6 million in 2011; INR 345.7 million in 2012;
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Parliament was informed on February 11 that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 1.07 billion have been seized in three-and-half years till June 2013, reports Business Standard. FICN with face value of INR 236.6 million were seized in 2010; INR 314.6 million in 2011; INR 345.7 million in 2012; and INR 176.4 million until June 2013, Finance Minister P Chidambaram said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament). "In terms of available estimates, the volume of fake currency recovered and seized in India is not more than 0.003%...To address the multi-dimensional aspects of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) menace, several agencies such as Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Home Affairs, RBI, Security and intelligence agencies of the centre and states, CBI are working in tandem," he said. A special FICN coordination (FCORD) group has been formed in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to share the intelligence and information amongst different security agencies of the central and state governments to counter the menace of circulation of fake currency, he added. "The process of reporting and detection of counterfeit notes, by banks, has also been rationalised in order to safeguard the interests of common man, coming across such counterfeit notes unknowingly and bringing in improvement of reporting," Chidambaram said.
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February - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12 arrested an accused, Shihab H.K. from Bushra Manzil in Kanhangod town of Kasargod District, reports New Indian Express. He is the seventh accused as per the first information report (FIR) in Thaliparamba Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case. Ac
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on February 12 arrested an accused, Shihab H.K. from Bushra Manzil in Kanhangod town of Kasargod District, reports New Indian Express. He is the seventh accused as per the first information report (FIR) in Thaliparamba Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case. According to NIA officials, Shihab who was in Dubai went absconding after FICN were intercepted by the Police in September 2011.The NIA Special Court had issued a non-bailable arrest warrant (NBW) against him on November 2012. It was on February 7, 2014 that he arrived at the Karipur Airport using a fake passport issued in the name of Pradeep Kumar. He was taken into custody by the official in the Immigration wing of the airport and was handed over to the Police. He was later remanded to the Manjeri Sub Jail.
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February - 14 
On February 14, Police arrested six persons with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 11,500 while they were trying to sell the notes to a vendor in Jaipur, reports Zee News. The accused were identified as Vasudeo, Dilip Kumar, Sher Singh, Neeraj Kumar, Kishore Singh, and B Sharma. Police also
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On February 14, Police arrested six persons with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 11,500 while they were trying to sell the notes to a vendor in Jaipur, reports Zee News. The accused were identified as Vasudeo, Dilip Kumar, Sher Singh, Neeraj Kumar, Kishore Singh, and B Sharma. Police also recovered a set of papers used for printing fake currency from their possession.
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February - 16 
Police arrested a 24-year-old woman, identified as Priya Chauhan, with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 12,500 from Jamalpur market area of Ahmedabad on February 16, reports The Times of India. In her primary statement, she said that her father Sumersingh Chauhan had given her the currenc
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Police arrested a 24-year-old woman, identified as Priya Chauhan, with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 12,500 from Jamalpur market area of Ahmedabad on February 16, reports The Times of India. In her primary statement, she said that her father Sumersingh Chauhan had given her the currency notes to be used in smaller markets and thus, she had targeted the vegetable market. The officials said that they want to know whether there are more members in the group and for how long they had been in the city.
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February - 20 
Two persons, identified as Jeevan Prakash and Ramesh were arrested from a bank in Gangadeeswarar Koil Street in Purasawalkam in Chennai on February 20 for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 11,000, reports The Times of India. The notes will be sent to Reserve Bank
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Two persons, identified as Jeevan Prakash and Ramesh were arrested from a bank in Gangadeeswarar Koil Street in Purasawalkam in Chennai on February 20 for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 11,000, reports The Times of India. The notes will be sent to Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and Prakash and Ramesh will be called to identify the currency note provider.
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February - 21 
Police arrested a six member gang involved in printing and circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and seized from them FICN worth INR7, 50,000 along with printing equipments on February 21, reports Business Standard. The arrest was made in an undisclosed location of Tamil Nadu. However, the
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Police arrested a six member gang involved in printing and circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and seized from them FICN worth INR7, 50,000 along with printing equipments on February 21, reports Business Standard. The arrest was made in an undisclosed location of Tamil Nadu. However, the gang was headquartered in Erode District of the state. Police said the gang had confessed to them that they have circulated INR 50, 00,000 worth of FICN so far. All of them were remanded to judicial custody and lodged in central prison at Madurai.
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February - 27 
Police arrested four persons, including a juvenile from Pune (Maharashtra) and seized 46 notes of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from them The Times of India reports on February 28. The arrested suspects have been identified as Saddam Faizuddin Shaikh, Nabakumar Ravindranath Biswas, Asadul Faijal
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Police arrested four persons, including a juvenile from Pune (Maharashtra) and seized 46 notes of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from them The Times of India reports on February 28. The arrested suspects have been identified as Saddam Faizuddin Shaikh, Nabakumar Ravindranath Biswas, Asadul Faijal Haq Jaman and a 17-year-old boy. The four hailed from the state of West Bengal. An offence has been registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 489B and 489C for possession and circulation of fake currency. Police said they have launched a search for a key suspect in the case.
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February - 28 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Farooq Pasha and Shaik Nasir for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Satellite Bus Terminal on Mysore Road in Byatarayanapura (Bangalore District), New Indian Express reports on March 1. Police recovered FICN with a face value of INR 2,65,000.
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Farooq Pasha and Shaik Nasir for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Satellite Bus Terminal on Mysore Road in Byatarayanapura (Bangalore District), New Indian Express reports on March 1. Police recovered FICN with a face value of INR 2,65,000. The accused brought the FICN from Mumbai (Maharashtra), Police said.
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February - 28 
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 28 arrested two persons from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of nearly INR 237,000, reports The Times of India. A case under Section 120B read with 489B and 489C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered agai
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 28 arrested two persons from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of nearly INR 237,000, reports The Times of India. A case under Section 120B read with 489B and 489C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered against the two accused. The accused claimed to have received FICN at Kaliachak in the Malda District of West Bengal on February 26.
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March - 1 
A man was arrested with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) near Reghia in Nichloul area of Maharajganj District when he was trying to enter India from Nepal on March 1, reports The Times of India. 37 FICN of INR 1000 denomination, two of INR 500 and seven notes of INR 100 were recovered from him.
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A man was arrested with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) near Reghia in Nichloul area of Maharajganj District when he was trying to enter India from Nepal on March 1, reports The Times of India. 37 FICN of INR 1000 denomination, two of INR 500 and seven notes of INR 100 were recovered from him.
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March - 3 
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on March 3 said that the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has grown so much in border areas of India and Nepal that it has become a part of the local economy and even labourers are being paid in FICN, reports The Times of India. An unknown senior SSB officer
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The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) on March 3 said that the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has grown so much in border areas of India and Nepal that it has become a part of the local economy and even labourers are being paid in FICN, reports The Times of India. An unknown senior SSB officer said, "Around 20% of fake currency coming to India via Nepal is spent in Nepal itself. Part of this money is paid to labourers by contractors. It happens on the Indian side as well. These labourers cannot identify fake currency and end up losing it in due course. It's really hard on them."
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March - 5 
Police officials from Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Nepal on March 5 held a meeting in Lucknow and discussed issues of smuggling of fake currency and drugs, reports Business Standard. In the meeting, the UP Police officials drew the attention on smuggling of drug and fake currency and forest related crimes
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Police officials from Uttar Pradesh (UP) and Nepal on March 5 held a meeting in Lucknow and discussed issues of smuggling of fake currency and drugs, reports Business Standard. In the meeting, the UP Police officials drew the attention on smuggling of drug and fake currency and forest related crimes while Nepali officials sought help in curbing smuggling of some medicines from this side which are banned there, Inspector General (IG) Law and Order Amrendra Sengar said.
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March - 6 
Police on March 6, arrested three persons identified as Jhony Rabiullah Shaikh (22), Sanaullah Shabakh Shaikh (27) and his wife Sharina (20) at the NMMT bus stop near the APMC fruit market in Navi Mumbai, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2,64,000. The accused reve
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Police on March 6, arrested three persons identified as Jhony Rabiullah Shaikh (22), Sanaullah Shabakh Shaikh (27) and his wife Sharina (20) at the NMMT bus stop near the APMC fruit market in Navi Mumbai, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2,64,000. The accused revealed that they brought the FICN from Malda in Giridh District of Jharkhand, said Police Inspector (crime) Vivek Lawand. The three have been booked for dealing with counterfeit
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March - 9 
Smuggling of Pakistan-printed fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) from abroad has shown an increase, reports The Times o India on March 10. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has found that neighbouring Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh among others have fast emerged as new routes for smuggl
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Smuggling of Pakistan-printed fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) from abroad has shown an increase, reports The Times o India on March 10. The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has found that neighbouring Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bangladesh among others have fast emerged as new routes for smugglers to push Pakistan-printed FICNs. Besides, the smuggling of FICNs is being routed to India via Vietnam and Malaysia. The DRI officials claimed to have found, in almost all the cases registered within the country, that the seized FICNs were printed in Pakistan. www.timesofindia.com, March 10, 2014.
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March - 10 
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of 500 and 1000, amounting to INR 5,62,00,00 were seized from a 49-year-old man, identified as Ashok Kumar by a Police patrol team in Flower Bazaar in Chennai on March 10, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the notes came in from Bangalore (Karnatak)
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Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of 500 and 1000, amounting to INR 5,62,00,00 were seized from a 49-year-old man, identified as Ashok Kumar by a Police patrol team in Flower Bazaar in Chennai on March 10, reports The Hindu. Police suspect the notes came in from Bangalore (Karnatak) and have been in circulation for six months. Kumar is a residence of Rajasthan. According to the Police, the notes were of good quality and are suspected to have been smuggled in from Malda District of West Bengal, to be circulated in Chennai and other major cities in the country.
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March - 10 
Police on March 10 arrested two persons along with "high quality" Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 200,000 from Loha city of Nanded District, reports The Times of India. The accused were identified as Sachin Awdoo Shinde (22) and Ramesh Gnyanoba Pawar (27).
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Police on March 10 arrested two persons along with "high quality" Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 200,000 from Loha city of Nanded District, reports The Times of India. The accused were identified as Sachin Awdoo Shinde (22) and Ramesh Gnyanoba Pawar (27).
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March - 13 
The central enforcement and intelligence agencies have commenced surveillance activities to curb high inflow Hawala (illegal money transaction) money in Kerala, New Indian Express reports on March 14. According to officials with the Intelligence Bureau (IB), a large amount of hawala money would flow
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The central enforcement and intelligence agencies have commenced surveillance activities to curb high inflow Hawala (illegal money transaction) money in Kerala, New Indian Express reports on March 14. According to officials with the Intelligence Bureau (IB), a large amount of hawala money would flow into Kerala from the Gulf countries. “Since the Gulf is a major source of hawala funding, some places in Ernakulam District will be under surveillance. According to our assessment, a lot of hawala money will be brought from Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh,” officials of the Intelligence Bureau said. In their estimation, hawala money is likely to flow from the Gulf countries to Malappuram, Kozhikode, Kollam, Kannur and Kasargod Districts. There are also possibilities of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) flowing to the state during this period through the Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh borders.
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police on March 13 neutralised an international racket allegedly involved in smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the arrest of four of its members and recovery of FICN with a face value of INR 4,00,000, reports The Times of India. According to the Police, th
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police on March 13 neutralised an international racket allegedly involved in smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the arrest of four of its members and recovery of FICN with a face value of INR 4,00,000, reports The Times of India. According to the Police, those arrested have been identified as Tajuddin, Surender Kohli alias Deepak, Mohammad Murtaza alias Mamu and Pawan Tiwari. "On March 13, a trap was laid near Tagore Garden Metro Station where two members of the said syndicate had come to hand over the FICN. Tajuddin and Surender Kohli were apprehended and FICN of the face value of Rs 1.5 lakh was recovered from Surender Kohli while of Rs 50,000 was recovered from Tajuddin," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav. In pursuance of disclosures of above two arrested persons, their third associate namely Pawan Tiwari was arrested on March 14 from Malkaganj and FICN of face value of INR 1,75,000 was recovered from his possession when he came to hand over the same to Tajuddin. Murtaza was also arrested on the same day from near Tis Hazari and FICN worth INR 25,000 was recovered at his instance.
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March - 14 
The counterfeit currency wing of the Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation Departement (CID) on March 14 neutralised a four-member gang who were trying to exchange Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,96,500 in Trichy, reports The Times of India. The accused, who include two
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The counterfeit currency wing of the Crime Branch of Criminal Investigation Departement (CID) on March 14 neutralised a four-member gang who were trying to exchange Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,96,500 in Trichy, reports The Times of India. The accused, who include two from Madurai (Madurai District), have been remanded by the judicial magistrate court on Friday. Police didn't reveal the place where the fake currency was printed.
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March - 16 
The report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) showed that India is the one member of the 34-nation group ringed by the largest number of countries with a patchy record, surrounding it Indian Express reports on March 17. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the update of the report on it
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The report by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) showed that India is the one member of the 34-nation group ringed by the largest number of countries with a patchy record, surrounding it Indian Express reports on March 17. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has placed the update of the report on its website. In the Indian neighbourhood, the countries where progress in combating money laundering and financial terrorism has been scratchy include Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Myanmar. Two other countries which were under FATF surveillance, Nepal and Bangladesh have emerged from there as per the report. The Indian customs and other border patrolling agencies have found that the largest source from where Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are pushed into the country is Pakistan. Beyond Pakistan the largest percentage of the global production of opium takes place in Afghanistan, and the resultant traffic tends to land up on the Indian border.
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March - 18 
The Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value nearly INR 14,00,000 near the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Baishnabnagar Police Station area of Malda District on March 18, reports The Times of India. The consignment is suspected to have been smuggled in by Ban
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The Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value nearly INR 14,00,000 near the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Baishnabnagar Police Station area of Malda District on March 18, reports The Times of India. The consignment is suspected to have been smuggled in by Bangladeshi smugglers and hidden under a culvert. It was seized by the BSF before Indian smugglers managed to reach the spot. The BSF considers this a major seizure. In 2013, BSF seized FICN of face value INR 85,00,000 in this sector. In 2014, so far the haul is INR 18,39,500. FICN smuggled in across the International Border in Malda have been seized in places like Moradabad and Lucknow in the recent past. "We have taken the matter up with Bangladeshi authorities. They claim that much of the FICN reaches their country from foreign shores. The quality of the currency notes keep getting batter, making it difficult to identify a fake one..."said an unnamed official.
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March - 19 
Three persons, identified as Mokhleshwar Khaklu Mohaldar, Sikander Khalil Mohalder and Azizul Fiazu Shaikh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 4,00,000 by Unit 8 of the Crime Branch at Tejpal Road of Vile Parle in Mumbai, Asian Age reports on March 20. "A link has al
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Three persons, identified as Mokhleshwar Khaklu Mohaldar, Sikander Khalil Mohalder and Azizul Fiazu Shaikh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 4,00,000 by Unit 8 of the Crime Branch at Tejpal Road of Vile Parle in Mumbai, Asian Age reports on March 20. "A link has also been found in Malda (West Bengal) and a team will be going there soon,” said senior PI Deepak Phatangare of Unit 8 of Crime Branch. Officers added that the notes were printed in Bangladesh and given to the accused through the porous Indo-Bangla border.
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March - 22 
Sources in the Central intelligence agencies said that in the run-up to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls, security agencies and border guarding forces have been told to particularly be alert to Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) networks becoming over active across India as the s
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Sources in the Central intelligence agencies said that in the run-up to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls, security agencies and border guarding forces have been told to particularly be alert to Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) networks becoming over active across India as the security agencies busy themselves on other fronts, Deccan Chronicle reports on March 23. Sources also said apart from Nepal, the FICN syndicates in Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Dubai (UAE) have also picked up steam keeping the security agencies on their toes. “State Police forces need to pay attention to fight this economic jihad by Pakistan. By merely setting up structures are the central level is not enough,” a top security official remarked. Local Police officials in cities of western Uttar Pradesh like Meerut are well aware of the FICN syndicates operating from Nepal but admit that the checks on the ground prove insufficient in front of the organised network.
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March - 30 March - 31
Police arrested a smuggler of drugs and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Barmer on March 31, reports IBNLive. Nabia alias Nawab (58) was arrested from his house in Gagaria village of Barmer District along with three mobile handsets and four SIM cards. "We had caught two persons in Jodhpur with
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Police arrested a smuggler of drugs and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Barmer on March 31, reports IBNLive. Nabia alias Nawab (58) was arrested from his house in Gagaria village of Barmer District along with three mobile handsets and four SIM cards. "We had caught two persons in Jodhpur with one kilogram of Opium and FICN with face value of INR 98,000 on Sunday (March 30). One of them, Kishanram Bishnoi, told Police that he had received the currency from Nabia," DCP (West) Hinglaj Dan said. According to preliminary investigation, Nabia had brought the currency from across the border and had been active in smuggling of explosives, drugs and FICN. He had supplied fake currency to Bishnoi earlier as well, Police said, adding, "Nabia has links in Pakistan as well."
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April - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has increased surveillance since last few months and its major priority is to stop the flow of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) during elections, India Today reports on April 4. "Crores of currency notes which are not printed in Indian mints has landed in the
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has increased surveillance since last few months and its major priority is to stop the flow of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) during elections, India Today reports on April 4. "Crores of currency notes which are not printed in Indian mints has landed in the country," one NIA official disclosed. But the agency does not have a uniform estimate of the fake currency in circulation. The NIA source say, "till recently, higher denomination notes dominated the fake market, but now printing smaller denominations like INR 10 and INR 20, which are harder to detect or seize, have the potential to cause a loss of confidence in the Indian rupee." According to NIA, after being printed in facilities across the border, the consignments are smuggled into India through a well-established channel in Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia, and the United Arab Emirates. In 2013, the China route was used to send a FICN consignment into India. Organised crime syndicates and terrorist groups like the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Indian Mujahideen (IM) are also part of this racket, along with drug traffickers, arms smugglers, and possibly some Indian customs personnel.
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April - 3 
Police on April 3 arrested two persons, identified as Deenabandhu Barman and Shine Mandal hailing from West Bengal along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 56,500 at Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam District, reports The Times of India. "They reached SBI, Muvattupuzha, for depositing
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Police on April 3 arrested two persons, identified as Deenabandhu Barman and Shine Mandal hailing from West Bengal along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 56,500 at Muvattupuzha in Ernakulam District, reports The Times of India. "They reached SBI, Muvattupuzha, for depositing money in their account. On finding counterfeit notes, the bank officials informed Police,'' Muvattupuzha Circle Inspector S Vimal said.
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April - 7 
Two persons, identified as Mohammed Kashi and Shalu, were arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from New Delhi-Farakka Express with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having face value of INR 300000 allegedly being brought into the country from India-Bangladesh border, Business Standard re
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Two persons, identified as Mohammed Kashi and Shalu, were arrested by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from New Delhi-Farakka Express with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having face value of INR 300000 allegedly being brought into the country from India-Bangladesh border, Business Standard reports on April 7.
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April - 8 
A man, identified as Deepak Rai was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2,25,000 from Gol market in Mahanagar in Lucknow on April 8, reports The Times of India. Rai told surveillance cell that a contact from Malda District in West Bengal had been instrumenta
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A man, identified as Deepak Rai was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2,25,000 from Gol market in Mahanagar in Lucknow on April 8, reports The Times of India. Rai told surveillance cell that a contact from Malda District in West Bengal had been instrumental in bringing in FICN into the country from Bangladesh. He said that the international gang behind the racket had turned active before elections and was attempting to circulate large amount of money owing to Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections.
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April - 8 
ICICI Bank in Lucknow has alleged that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of more than INR 100 million were deposited in its different branches between 2006 to 2014 in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Police said on April 8, reports Business Standard. Regional Head of the bank Manish
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ICICI Bank in Lucknow has alleged that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of more than INR 100 million were deposited in its different branches between 2006 to 2014 in Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, Police said on April 8, reports Business Standard. Regional Head of the bank Manish Pandey lodged an FIR at Hazratganj Police Station. The matter is being investigated, said Police.
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April - 8 
On April 8, jail officials raided the high-security Parappana Agrahara central prison, Bangalore and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth around INR 15,000 from Barrack No. 8, reports The Times of India. They were meant to be distributed among election workers of a political party. Raid
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On April 8, jail officials raided the high-security Parappana Agrahara central prison, Bangalore and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth around INR 15,000 from Barrack No. 8, reports The Times of India. They were meant to be distributed among election workers of a political party. Raids were conducted on all prisons in Karnataka, particularly Hindalga prison in Belgaum District and District prisons at Dharwad, Ramanagaram and Mangalore. "Such huge amounts of cash were meant for elections and we suspect that a large chunk has reached the beneficiaries. We're sure that cash has then changed hands in the form of gifts and gold ornaments," sources said.
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April - 12 
Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials arrested three persons along with over INR 1,40,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) near Ramdev Hotel in Borivli (West), Mumbai on April 12, reports dnaindia.com. The arrested trio has been identified as Mohammad Suber Moosa Malik Sheikh, Bakhtiyar Alam Namzul
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Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) officials arrested three persons along with over INR 1,40,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) near Ramdev Hotel in Borivli (West), Mumbai on April 12, reports dnaindia.com. The arrested trio has been identified as Mohammad Suber Moosa Malik Sheikh, Bakhtiyar Alam Namzul Hoda alias Raj and Mohammaad Nazir. The Police are on the lookout for Sheikh's three other accomplices identified as Ibrahim Sheikh, Tariq and Abdul Jalil, sources said.
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April - 14 
Dawood Ibrahim has set eyes on Gujarat's realty and hawala (illegal money transaction) markets for extortion, The Times of India reports on April 15. The plan to smuggle pistols from Pakistan was unearthed when Ahmedabad Crime Branch interrogated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) kingpin Salim Yaku
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Dawood Ibrahim has set eyes on Gujarat's realty and hawala (illegal money transaction) markets for extortion, The Times of India reports on April 15. The plan to smuggle pistols from Pakistan was unearthed when Ahmedabad Crime Branch interrogated Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) kingpin Salim Yakub Kara, who was arrested by Gujarat Police on April 5. The weapons were meant for Ahmedabad, Vadodara and Surat to target realtors and hawala operators. Sources say Kara revealed during interrogation that when lodged in Yerwada jail (Pune), he was approached by a key D-company frontman to smuggle arms from Pakistan to extort money from rich Gujarati businessmen.
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April - 20 
Ahead of polling in areas along the borders of Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs alerted Security Forces to step up vigil due to fears that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and drugs could be smuggled into India and supplied to voters, Daily Mail reports on April 20. Ov
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Ahead of polling in areas along the borders of Pakistan and Bangladesh, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs alerted Security Forces to step up vigil due to fears that Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and drugs could be smuggled into India and supplied to voters, Daily Mail reports on April 20. Over 170 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, West Bengal, Assam and Gujarat - the states which share their borders with either Pakistan, Nepal or Bangladesh - will go to the polls in the last four phases of the general election beginning on April 24. The Home Ministry has issued a directive asking security forces to keep strict vigilance along the borders to ensure peace and to check anti-social activities ahead of the polling. "An order has been issued to check trans-border crimes and smuggling of narcotics and fake Indian currency notes through effective domination of the border by carrying out round-the-clock surveillance," said an official from the Home Ministry.
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April - 21 
Central intelligence agencies have found that China has emerged as a new transit hub for Pakistan-based operators to circulate Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) which was also being routed in 'diplomatic bags' to Pakistan High Commission in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and via two leading courier services, Ec
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Central intelligence agencies have found that China has emerged as a new transit hub for Pakistan-based operators to circulate Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) which was also being routed in 'diplomatic bags' to Pakistan High Commission in Colombo (Sri Lanka) and via two leading courier services, Economic Times reports on April 21. "Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are being routed to Pakistan High Commission in Colombo through diplomatic bag. FICN are being routed from Pakistan to India and Nepal via China through FedEx and DHL courier in the form of parcels," according to a report of meeting of Economic Intelligence Council ( EIC) headed by Finance Minister P Chidambaram. Pakistan based operators are sending the FICN by air carriers not only to Nepal and Bangladesh but also routing it via Dubai, Kuala Lampur, Bangkok and Sri Lanka, the report said. Smuggling of FICN is also being routed to India via Vietnam and Malaysia, the sources said
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April - 21 
The economic offences cell (EOC) of the Goa Police booked unidentified persons for circulating over INR 25,00,000 Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Goa, The Times of India reports on April 22. This follows two different complaints lodged by ICICI Bank before the EOC. The bank currency chest, P
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The economic offences cell (EOC) of the Goa Police booked unidentified persons for circulating over INR 25,00,000 Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Goa, The Times of India reports on April 22. This follows two different complaints lodged by ICICI Bank before the EOC. The bank currency chest, Panaji, in its first complaint stated that in December 2013 unidentified customers of the bank's various branches in Goa deposited 62 FICN at the bank counters, totaling INR 41,200. In the second complaint, ICICI bank officials stated that between September 2013 and December 2013, unidentified customers of the ICICI Bank's branches in Goa deposited 131 FICN totaling INR 83,350.
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April - 24 
An operation is presently underway to trace the movement of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from neighbouring countries that has suddenly increased during the on-going Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections, mydigitalfc.com reports on April 24. “Detecting fake currency in the cash
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An operation is presently underway to trace the movement of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from neighbouring countries that has suddenly increased during the on-going Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections, mydigitalfc.com reports on April 24. “Detecting fake currency in the cash seized during these elections has led to launch of massive hunt for operators pushing counterfeits,’’ a top intelligence official revealed. Most fake currency originates in Nepal, Bangladesh, Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Colombo and lately from China, which has emerged a major transit point for FICN.
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April - 26 
Three members of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) smuggling racket were arrested by the Police near Millennium Park in Kolkata in West Bengal on April 26, reports The Times of India. Zaheer Hassan, Tufail Waris Khan and Sarfaraz were arrested after two of them came to supply notes to a contact a
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Three members of a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) smuggling racket were arrested by the Police near Millennium Park in Kolkata in West Bengal on April 26, reports The Times of India. Zaheer Hassan, Tufail Waris Khan and Sarfaraz were arrested after two of them came to supply notes to a contact and fake notes in the denomination of INR 500 and INR 1000 were found with them, said the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), special cell, Sanjeev Yadav. Tufail and Sarfaraz used to get the fake notes through a contact in Kolkata, who sourced them from Bangladesh. These notes were then given to distributors like Zaheer, who supplied them to various parts of the city and National Capital Region (NCR), Police said. Police also found that earlier Zaheer used to supply FICNS with two of his accomplices, Ayub and Furkan, who were arrested by the special cell. After their arrests, Zaheer contacted Tufail and again started the supply of FICNs in the city.
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May - 1 
As reported on May 1, Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths arrested two associates of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain in Chennai, in addition, the Police also seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 2,50,000 from them. Those arrested are identified as Siva Balan
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As reported on May 1, Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths arrested two associates of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain in Chennai, in addition, the Police also seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 2,50,000 from them. Those arrested are identified as Siva Balan, a Sri Lankan Tamil, and Mohammad Salim, of Royapuram, Chennai. Siva Balan worked as a freelance journalist with a magazine in Chennai, while Salim was running a showroom in T Nagar. Police arrested them based on information given by Hussain. Investigators said the fake currency notes had virtually all the salient features of the original. "We are interrogating the duo to know about the origin of the currency. The duo will be remanded in judicial custody after producing them before the magistrate court in Chennai on Friday (May 2)," a Police officer said. During questioning, the duo told the investigation officers that they acted as mediators and collected INR 2,000 for every INR 1,00,000 FICN circulated in the market.
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May - 6 
The Additional District and Sessions Court of Kochi on May 6 sentenced three persons, identified as Mohanan (61), his son Visak (27) and Vijyan (51) to four years imprisonment for involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports New Indian Express. The court also ordered them to pay a
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The Additional District and Sessions Court of Kochi on May 6 sentenced three persons, identified as Mohanan (61), his son Visak (27) and Vijyan (51) to four years imprisonment for involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports New Indian Express. The court also ordered them to pay a fine of INR 5,000. Additional District and Sessions Judge V M Muhammad Ibrahim acquitted Soman, the fourth accused in the case
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May - 11 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) invoked the Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act (UAPA) in a recent Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, dnaindia.com reports on May 12. A report by the Currency Note Press in Nashik (Maharashtra), stating that the FICN were of very high quality, prompted t
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) invoked the Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act (UAPA) in a recent Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, dnaindia.com reports on May 12. A report by the Currency Note Press in Nashik (Maharashtra), stating that the FICN were of very high quality, prompted the ATS to go for UAPA. The squad on May 10 made its fifth arrest in the case from West Bengal. In April, they had arrested four people from Borivli (W) and had seized FICN with a face value of INR 1,36,000. During interrogation, they had revealed involvement of two more associates Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Nasir Shaikh and Mohammad Tariq Anwar in the crime. "When we went to arrest Ibrahim, we found that he had burnt few fake notes that were there in his possession and damaged his mobile phone. We had seized samples of burnt notes and pieces of his mobile phone and sent them for forensic analysis," said an ATS officer, requesting anonymity.
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May - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake Indian currencies, arms and other drugs till now,
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Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake Indian currencies, arms and other drugs till now," Punjab Director General (DG) for Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) Ajay Kumar Tomar said. Apart from FICN with a face value of INR 4,00,000, 12 arms, 20 magazines and opium has also been confiscated from the border. "The increase in smuggling can be gauged from the fact that 322 kgs of the drug was seized last year [2013], whereas this year [2014] the figure has gone to 244 kgs in the first four months," he said. Three infiltrators and three smugglers have also been killed, he said. Apart from these, a few Indian smugglers and Bangladeshi citizens have also been arrested from the borders.
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May - 13 
One person, identified as Suresh Chandrakar was arrested by Sonepur Police on May 13 for his alleged involvement in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Sonepur District, reports New Indian Express.
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One person, identified as Suresh Chandrakar was arrested by Sonepur Police on May 13 for his alleged involvement in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Sonepur District, reports New Indian Express.
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May - 16 
One person, identified as Naveen was arrested on May 16 by Kadavanthra Police in 'Operation Kuber' along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,45,495 in Kochi of Ernakulam District, reports New Indian Express. Interestingly, the Police could not identify FICN initially and
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One person, identified as Naveen was arrested on May 16 by Kadavanthra Police in 'Operation Kuber' along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,45,495 in Kochi of Ernakulam District, reports New Indian Express. Interestingly, the Police could not identify FICN initially and it was submitted before a Court in Ernakulam as evidence.
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May - 18 
Five persons were arrested on May 18 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 at the premises of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, reports IndiaTv. According to Police the persons were arrested under the Airport Police Station ar
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Five persons were arrested on May 18 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 at the premises of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, reports IndiaTv. According to Police the persons were arrested under the Airport Police Station area inside the premises of the Airport for carrying FICN.
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May - 22 
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on May 22 invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act (UAPA), 2012, in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case slapping against four persons arrested in March, 2014, reports Indian Express. Police filed a chargesheet of around 800 pages against the four
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The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on May 22 invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act (UAPA), 2012, in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case slapping against four persons arrested in March, 2014, reports Indian Express. Police filed a chargesheet of around 800 pages against the four arrested accused identified as Jaspal Singh (30), Mukesh Singh (40), Dayal Mandal (30), and Dinesh Singh Megh Singh (40).
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May - 28 
Five persons from West Bengal were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 4,43000 from Gittikhadan area in Nagpur city of Nagpur District on May 28, reports The Times of India. The five arrested have been identified as Mohammad Shakeer Taymur Sheikh, Sukumar
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Five persons from West Bengal were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 4,43000 from Gittikhadan area in Nagpur city of Nagpur District on May 28, reports The Times of India. The five arrested have been identified as Mohammad Shakeer Taymur Sheikh, Sukumar Sirkar, Abhiral Islam Sohabuddin Mobin, Mohammad Samad Hussain, Mohammad Aziz and Mohammad Tanu Sheikh.
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May - 31 
A local court in Cuttack (Odisha) on May 31 convicted a person, Sanjay Kumar Biswal in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment of seven years, reports orissadiary.com. The court also imposed a fine of INR 5000. Sources in Crime Branch (CB) said acting
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A local court in Cuttack (Odisha) on May 31 convicted a person, Sanjay Kumar Biswal in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case and sentenced him to undergo rigorous imprisonment of seven years, reports orissadiary.com. The court also imposed a fine of INR 5000. Sources in Crime Branch (CB) said acting on a tip off a team official of Crime Investigation Department (CID)-CB had conducted raid at the residence of Biswal in Chandradeipur under Salipur Police limit in Cuttack District on September 2012. During the raid the team recovered 20 notes of INR 1000 denominations and 16 notes of INR 500 denominations from his possession. The seized Indian currency notes were found to be fake. An official said Biswal was charged under section 489 (b), 489 (c) of Indian Penal Code (IPC). During the probe it was revealed that the accused was procuring FICN from West Bengal and was circulating in Cuttack District.
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May - 31 
Principal District and Sessions Judge Kalidas Wadane on May 31 sentenced a man, Ali Waquar Shaikh to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for seven years with a penalty of INR 5,000 after convicting him in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports Pune Mirror. Shaikh who hails from West Bengal, indulge
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Principal District and Sessions Judge Kalidas Wadane on May 31 sentenced a man, Ali Waquar Shaikh to rigorous imprisonment (RI) for seven years with a penalty of INR 5,000 after convicting him in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports Pune Mirror. Shaikh who hails from West Bengal, indulged in trade of fake currency, and was arrested by Hinjewadi Police after he tried to give FICN to a general store owner at Tathawade near Hinjewadi in Pune District on July 6, 2011. Hinjewadi Police had booked him after a complaint was made by Gangaram Chaudhary (26) of Tathawade.
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June - 1 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 31 arrested a native of West Bengal, identified as Muhammed Inshan Ali who is an accused in the Manjeri (Malappuram District of Kerala) Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case from Chennai (Tamil Nadu), reports New Indian Express. He was produced before t
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 31 arrested a native of West Bengal, identified as Muhammed Inshan Ali who is an accused in the Manjeri (Malappuram District of Kerala) Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case from Chennai (Tamil Nadu), reports New Indian Express. He was produced before the Special Court on June 1, which remanded him in judicial custody until June 13, 2014. NIA officials said they were suspecting the involvement of two other persons in the case. Muhammed Inshan was at large after the incident. So far, seven natives from West Bengal have been listed as accused in the case. The charges against the accused include using forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes. The Manjeri Police had registered a case in 2012. All the accused hail from Talagachi village of Malda District in West Bengal.
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June - 3 
Police found that a private bank in Karapakkam in Kancheepuram District was involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) after they questioned a woman who tried to deposit FICN at a bank branch in K K Nagar in Chennai on June 3, reports The Times of India. Police said when the woman
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Police found that a private bank in Karapakkam in Kancheepuram District was involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) after they questioned a woman who tried to deposit FICN at a bank branch in K K Nagar in Chennai on June 3, reports The Times of India. Police said when the woman came to deposit INR 50,000 in a private bank in K K Nagar, branch officials found that 500-rupee notes totaling INR 27,500 were fake. Police officers questioned the woman who said her husband, who is a businessman, had asked her to deposit the cash he had withdrawn from a bank branch in Karapakkam. "We are trying to track the origin of the notes. All the seized counterfeit notes were not fresh ones. We suspect they changed many hands before reaching the bank," said an investigating officer.
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June - 4 
A special team of the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Division (CB-CID) of Tamil Nadu Police is in West Bengal on the trail of Fakhrul Islam, the suspected kingpin in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket that was earlier neutralised on June 4 in Chennai, reports The Times of India. Islam,
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A special team of the Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Division (CB-CID) of Tamil Nadu Police is in West Bengal on the trail of Fakhrul Islam, the suspected kingpin in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket that was earlier neutralised on June 4 in Chennai, reports The Times of India. Islam, Police found, did not have a record in West Bengal or in any other state.
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June - 4 
Police on June 4 arrested three persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 3,80,000 from them near Masjid railway station in Mumbai, reports The Times of India. The case is likely to be transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). "We got information that three
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Police on June 4 arrested three persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 3,80,000 from them near Masjid railway station in Mumbai, reports The Times of India. The case is likely to be transferred to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). "We got information that three people, Alam Shaikh (28), Ataru Rehman Shaikh (38) and Gulam Shaikh (28) will come near Masjid station with fake currency to deliver to their contact in Mumbai. We caught them," said D M Kuprekar, Assistant Inspector of Police. "All notes are in the denomination of INR 1,000. The arrested, who were used as the courier, stay in a Vakola slum. One of the accused was given INR 15,000 for expenses. We could not nab the person who was to take the delivery as he did not turn up," said an officer. The notes are of high quality and have over 98 per cent features that are similar to real currency. All the accused originally belong to Jharkhand.
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June - 4 
The Crime Branch of Crime Investigation Department (CID) on June 4 neutralised an inter-state Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket after arresting two persons, Rafiq and Shahul Hameed in Chennai, reports New Indian Express. Police officers said they seized FICN with a face value of INR 8,90,000 f
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The Crime Branch of Crime Investigation Department (CID) on June 4 neutralised an inter-state Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket after arresting two persons, Rafiq and Shahul Hameed in Chennai, reports New Indian Express. Police officers said they seized FICN with a face value of INR 8,90,000 from them after they smuggled them in from Kolkata (West Bengal) by train on June 3. Along with the FICN, Police also seized a country made gun and two loaded magazines. “Rafiq had contacts with fake currency racketeers based along the Bangladesh border and used the links to source the notes. It seems he managed to circulate fake notes with a face value of up to INR 12,40,000 since February,” said an officer in the investigation team.
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June - 6 
A man, identified as Mohammad Makdum Jalal Shaikh was arrested in Malda District, in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, Mid Day reports on June 7. Shaikh would get FICN from Bangladesh and smuggle it into Malda District of West Bengal. He would then dispatch FICN to his distribut
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A man, identified as Mohammad Makdum Jalal Shaikh was arrested in Malda District, in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, Mid Day reports on June 7. Shaikh would get FICN from Bangladesh and smuggle it into Malda District of West Bengal. He would then dispatch FICN to his distributors in different parts of the country, who would then circulate the notes in their cities. Police sources stated, “We were on the man’s trail for some time. We received a tip-off that he was supplying fake currency to an accused in Mumbai (Maharashtra). We laid traps in Mumbai and in Malda, and managed to arrest both the supplier and the Mumbai distributor.” An officer who was part of the operation said, “Every state is aware of Shaikh. He has been at the top of the list of people wanted for fake currency rackets. He has a number of cases pending against him, but was never nabbed. We had proper information and so were able to catch him after a long wait.”
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June - 7 
One person was arrested in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case by the officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) near Chakia toll gate on NH 28 in East Champaran District on June 7, reported The Times of India. Acting on a tip-off, a 10-member team of DRI sleuths arrest
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One person was arrested in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case by the officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) near Chakia toll gate on NH 28 in East Champaran District on June 7, reported The Times of India. Acting on a tip-off, a 10-member team of DRI sleuths arrested Ram Chandra Hazra, 33, a resident of West Champaran District, when he was travelling on a Bettiah-bound private bus, and recovered FICN worth INR 100,000 from his possession. During interrogation, Hazra stated the counterfeit currency was smuggled into India from Bangladesh via Kaliachak in Malda District of West Bengal with the help of a local peddler and he reached Patna in the morning of June 7, by Farakka Express. "All notes recovered from his trouser pocket were of Rs 1,000 denomination and of very high quality," DRI sources said. The accused also revealed that he had smuggled FICN from Bangladesh on previous occasions too and was an active member of an international syndicate.
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June - 10 
Police arrested a prime accused in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket from a hideout in West Bengal on June 10, reports The Times of India. He will be brought to Chennai (Tamil Nadu) by air on June 12, a senior Police officer said.
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Police arrested a prime accused in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket from a hideout in West Bengal on June 10, reports The Times of India. He will be brought to Chennai (Tamil Nadu) by air on June 12, a senior Police officer said.
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June - 11 
Two men, Rafiq and Shahul Hameed arrested on June 4 for bringing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to Chennai turned out to be gun pushers too, The Times of India reports on June 12. Meanwhile, Police have picked up a man called Fakhrul Ismail in Kolkata (West Bengal), believed to be the kingpin of t
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Two men, Rafiq and Shahul Hameed arrested on June 4 for bringing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to Chennai turned out to be gun pushers too, The Times of India reports on June 12. Meanwhile, Police have picked up a man called Fakhrul Ismail in Kolkata (West Bengal), believed to be the kingpin of the gang. Sources said Rafiq confessed that they had been in touch with a gang in West Bengal who had a virtual arms godown there. Police teams have been dispatched to trace this. Rafiq entered FICN racket to bring counterfeit notes from West Bengal to north Chennai in a small way in 2011. Hameed was used as a courier who is believed to have brought the notes by train.
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June - 15 
On June 15, a woman, identified as Rani Mutthu Mandal was arrested from Diva village in Thane District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 1,05,500, reports Business Standard. Police booked the woman under section 489 (B and C) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for po
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On June 15, a woman, identified as Rani Mutthu Mandal was arrested from Diva village in Thane District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 1,05,500, reports Business Standard. Police booked the woman under section 489 (B and C) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) for possessing and using forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes.
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June - 15 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) termed the withdrawal of NATO and allied forces from Afghanistan as one of the biggest challenges to India’s counter-terrorism measures in its presentation to Union Minister of Home Affairs, Rajnath Singh, Indian Express reports on June 16. The IB said the move was bound
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) termed the withdrawal of NATO and allied forces from Afghanistan as one of the biggest challenges to India’s counter-terrorism measures in its presentation to Union Minister of Home Affairs, Rajnath Singh, Indian Express reports on June 16. The IB said the move was bound to increase terrorism and infiltration attempts along the Pakistan border. The presentation also said narco-terrorism and circulation of high-quality Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) were the other two big challenges for the country. The agency also named at least eight Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) which were compromising the economic security of the country by funding planned agitations and protests, sources said. The presentation, made by IB Chief Asif Ibrahim, said Security Forces had to be put on maximum alert and stressed that vigil be heightened in areas bordering Pakistan, as terror activity of various jihadi groups will shift to this side of the country by the end of 2014.
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June - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was granted 10 days’ custody of an accused in the Kasargod Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case by the NIA court in Kochi on June 16, reports New Indian Express. Mammunhi alias Muhammad Kunji, the seventh accused in the case, had surrendered before the court
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) was granted 10 days’ custody of an accused in the Kasargod Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case by the NIA court in Kochi on June 16, reports New Indian Express. Mammunhi alias Muhammad Kunji, the seventh accused in the case, had surrendered before the court last week after arriving from Dubai. According to NIA, Mammunhi was a hawala (illegal money transaction) operator in Dubai and his partner Majeed Koliyad, alias Muhammed Abdur, the eighth accused in the case, had directed agent Abdul Nazar, the fourth accused, to receive and circulate FICN through hawala transactions. As per their direction, FICN with face value of INR 24,00,000 was circulated.
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June - 18 
Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police on June 18 arrested one person, identified as Meena Jor from Patna Junction along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 10,00,000, reports The Times of India. Two of his associates, however, managed to escape. Meena belongs to Kalia Chak village in
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Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police on June 18 arrested one person, identified as Meena Jor from Patna Junction along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 10,00,000, reports The Times of India. Two of his associates, however, managed to escape. Meena belongs to Kalia Chak village in Malda District of West Bengal. Inspector General (Operations) Amit Kumar said Jor was arrested when he got down from the Farakka Express with two of his associates. "They were to deliver the counterfeit notes to someone in the city," Kumar said. Police sources said FICN must have come through the Indo-Bangladesh border near Malda.
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June - 19 
Two persons, identified as Vinod Singh and Munna Singh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,10,000 by Crime Branch (CB) of Delhi Police from an unspecified area of Delhi on June 19, reports Business Standard. The two are said to be the members of an in
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Two persons, identified as Vinod Singh and Munna Singh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,10,000 by Crime Branch (CB) of Delhi Police from an unspecified area of Delhi on June 19, reports Business Standard. The two are said to be the members of an interstate racket which was involved in the circulation of counterfeit Indian currency notes in the national capital.
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June - 24 
Police on June 24 arrested two persons, identified as Israt Ali and Mohammed Ujeer in Ernakulam District and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 2,10,000, reports New Indian Express. Both are reportedly from Bihar. Ujeer was arrested when he tried to change FICN of INR 1000 from a shop
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Police on June 24 arrested two persons, identified as Israt Ali and Mohammed Ujeer in Ernakulam District and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 2,10,000, reports New Indian Express. Both are reportedly from Bihar. Ujeer was arrested when he tried to change FICN of INR 1000 from a shop in the market near Premier Junction. On information from him, his accomplice Israt Ali was also arrested from Angamaly while trying to move to Thrissur with all the currency they possessed.
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June - 25 
Police arrested five people and neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Tiruttani in Tiruvallur District, The Times of India reports on June 26. The arrested persons were found to be printing FICN in denominations of 100, 500 and 1,000 using sophisticated printing machines. Police s
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Police arrested five people and neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Tiruttani in Tiruvallur District, The Times of India reports on June 26. The arrested persons were found to be printing FICN in denominations of 100, 500 and 1,000 using sophisticated printing machines. Police seized FICN adding up to INR 3,25,000 from them.
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June - 25 
Police arrested one person, Deepak Gome from Tower Chowk in Ujjain on June 25, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 9,300, reports The Times of India. Gome told the Police that he had acquired FICN of INR 15,000 in exchange for INR 5,000 from a person named Bunty of J
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Police arrested one person, Deepak Gome from Tower Chowk in Ujjain on June 25, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 9,300, reports The Times of India. Gome told the Police that he had acquired FICN of INR 15,000 in exchange for INR 5,000 from a person named Bunty of Jaora in Ratlam District. Madhavnagar town Inspector (TI) R K Singh said series OFB 846489, 3RC731187 and 4Ed527502 were printed on the recovered notes.
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June - 29 
Four persons were arrested on June 29 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), with a face value of INR 8,400, during a raid at Upadhi Degree College in Pilibhit District, reports The Times of India. However, the FICN supplier managed to flee before the raid. Station House Officer (SHO) of Sun
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Four persons were arrested on June 29 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), with a face value of INR 8,400, during a raid at Upadhi Degree College in Pilibhit District, reports The Times of India. However, the FICN supplier managed to flee before the raid. Station House Officer (SHO) of Sunngarhi Police Station Atul Pradhan said the arrested are all residents of Pilibhit city and have confessed that they used to get the fake currencies for circulation from a person, Mohammad Hasan, who managed to escape the raid. Investigations are on to find out the source of the counterfeit notes and as to how long the racket has been operational. The arrested persons have booked under sections 484B, 489C, 120B and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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June - 30 
The District and Sessions Judge S G Shete in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) on June 30 sentenced a convict Shaikh Nazeer to 10-year Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of INR 25,000 on him for possessing, using and buying goods with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports The Times of India.
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The District and Sessions Judge S G Shete in Aurangabad (Maharashtra) on June 30 sentenced a convict Shaikh Nazeer to 10-year Rigorous Imprisonment (RI) and imposed a fine of INR 25,000 on him for possessing, using and buying goods with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports The Times of India. Shete sentenced Shaikh to 10 years rigorous imprisonment under section 489 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and seven years RI under the same section for possessing and buying goods by using FICN. Nazeer was arrested on October 23, 2011 from Kumbharwada when he attempted to pass FICN of INR 1000 denomination as genuine ones. The court has also directed the Police to file a separate charge-sheet against four others, who are absconding.
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July - 1 
According to Intelligence Bureau (IB) reports, Sri Lanka and Maldives have been named as Fake Indian Currency Note's (FICN's) two new places of origin, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu as the point of arrival, Pune Mirror reports on July 2. An IB official stated, "Until now, FICN was known to come from Ban
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According to Intelligence Bureau (IB) reports, Sri Lanka and Maldives have been named as Fake Indian Currency Note's (FICN's) two new places of origin, and Chennai in Tamil Nadu as the point of arrival, Pune Mirror reports on July 2. An IB official stated, "Until now, FICN was known to come from Bangladesh and Nepal. The addition of two more neighbours to this list is rather worrying". Once the notes are offloaded at Chennai, they make their way to other states. The mafia operate in a syndicated manner, using local racketeers to put the currency into circulation in Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Maharashtra, besides Tamil Nadu.
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July - 2 
On July 2, three persons, identified Kamalu, Mufeed and Bhanwar Singh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 near Bhorni village in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, reports Business Standard. The notes are in the denomination of 500 and 1,000. How
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On July 2, three persons, identified Kamalu, Mufeed and Bhanwar Singh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 near Bhorni village in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, reports Business Standard. The notes are in the denomination of 500 and 1,000. However, two other accused managed to escape and they are being traced.
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July - 2 
Police received information that Kerala has turned out to be a hotspot for racketeers who arrive here to turn Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) into original currency notes, New Indian Express reports on July 3. The information was received after interrogating two youths from Bihar, who were arrested
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Police received information that Kerala has turned out to be a hotspot for racketeers who arrive here to turn Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) into original currency notes, New Indian Express reports on July 3. The information was received after interrogating two youths from Bihar, who were arrested by the Police for possessing counterfeit notes at Kalamassery last week.“The arrested persons were part of the gang who frequently travelled to Kerala carrying counterfeit notes. They use fake currency notes of `1,000 denomination for buying products worth `100 and `200 at shops here. Thus they will get `900 or `800 worth original notes in return. These persons had arrived in Thiruvananthapuram on two occasions, carrying counterfeit notes for obtaining original currency notes in turn. A sum of `5,000 was given as commission for turning counterfeit notes with a face value of `20,000 into original ones,” the Police official said.The Police are also tracing three other persons who were sent with duo to other parts of the state for similar operations. The notes were brought from the borders of West Bengal and was handed over to the arrested persons. “A Police team has arrived at Jharkhand to locate the persons and if possible arrest the supplier. The agent had recruited other youths in Bihar and Jharkhand to travel to other states with counterfeit notes and convert them into original notes,” the official said.
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July - 3 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist and Bangladeshi national, Mohammad Zahid Hossain was arrested (on July 2) along with 30 bullets for AK-47 rifles, detonators, wires, batteries, explosives and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 1,50,000, according Police, The Times of India reports on July 4. He
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist and Bangladeshi national, Mohammad Zahid Hossain was arrested (on July 2) along with 30 bullets for AK-47 rifles, detonators, wires, batteries, explosives and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 1,50,000, according Police, The Times of India reports on July 4. He has been remanded in Police custody till July 16, 2014. Zahid is the fourth suspect arrested for the German Bakery blast of February 13, 2010 after Yasin Bhatkal, Abu Jundal and Mirza Himayat Baig.Special Task Force (STF) says that Zahid handed over 8 kilograms of explosives to IM operational head Yasin Bhatkal at a tea stall in Tiljala in Kolkata (West Bengal) on February 10, 2010 three days before the blast. Intelligence agencies say the explosives originated in Bangladesh, and were smuggled to Kolkata through Chaudanga District in Bangladesh and Gede in Nadia District before being taken by train to Pune (Maharashtra). Police believe the same chain procured explosives for the Bodh Gaya blasts of July 7, 2013.Zahid was a squad member of IM's Darbhanga module, one of nine created with help of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), say STF sources. Trained by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abdul Karim Tunda (who is now in custody), Zahid's Bengal link was through Anwar Hossain Mullick who was arrested in July, 2013.
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July - 3 
The Border Security Force (BSF) deployed on south Bengal frontier of the Indo-Bangladesh border seized contraband and gold worth over 100 million and held about 244 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants in the month of June, an official release said on July 3, reports ianslive.in. It has also seized Fake I
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The Border Security Force (BSF) deployed on south Bengal frontier of the Indo-Bangladesh border seized contraband and gold worth over 100 million and held about 244 Bangladeshi illegal immigrants in the month of June, an official release said on July 3, reports ianslive.in. It has also seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having face value of INR 10,50,000 in Malda District.Besides seizing 15.39 kg of gold worth over Rs.4.08 crore, the BSF confiscated 42.8 kg of ganja and 20,781 bottles of Phensedyl valued at over Rs.19 lakh from various border outposts spread across the Districts of North 24-Parganas, Murshidabad, Malda and Nadia.
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July - 6 
On July 6, Crime Branch of Coimbatore unit, arrested five people along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000, reports The Times of India. According to Police, one person, A Sudhakar, 30, was arrested from Andipalayam village in Namakkal District. Separately, two peo
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On July 6, Crime Branch of Coimbatore unit, arrested five people along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000, reports The Times of India. According to Police, one person, A Sudhakar, 30, was arrested from Andipalayam village in Namakkal District. Separately, two people, were also arrested: Vignesh, 26, from Gupta Nagar at Sangakiri and Thomas, 26, from Attur in Salem District. Police, however refused to reveal the names of two other accused.
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July - 13 
On July 13, three persons, identified as Mohammad Shakeel, Mohammad Shaukat and Mohammad Jamaluddin Hasan were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having the face value of INR 1,00,000 from Hajipur in Vaishali District, reports Daily Bhaskar. During questioning, they told the inve
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On July 13, three persons, identified as Mohammad Shakeel, Mohammad Shaukat and Mohammad Jamaluddin Hasan were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having the face value of INR 1,00,000 from Hajipur in Vaishali District, reports Daily Bhaskar. During questioning, they told the investigating officer that Shakeel had come to Hajipur to collect FICN from Shaukat and Jamaluddin. He had been jailed thrice earlier in cases connected with FICN in Delhi.
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July - 13 
Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-run mafia indulging in production of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been laying more emphasis on counterfeiting INR 500 and lesser denomination notes as compared to those of INR 1,000, Economic Times reports on July 14. This came to light after som
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Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-run mafia indulging in production of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has been laying more emphasis on counterfeiting INR 500 and lesser denomination notes as compared to those of INR 1,000, Economic Times reports on July 14. This came to light after some consignments of fake currency were intercepted by security agencies and during interrogation of people involved in the racket it was found that counterfeiting of INR 1,000 was costlier than notes of lesser denominations, official sources said. According to a report by Central Economic Intelligence Bureau (CEIB), India is "extremely vulnerable" to FICN from Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand through Pakistani operators and their conduits. "The most widely circulated FICN denominations are INR 500, followed by INR 100 and INR 1,000. Seizures also indicate notes of INR 50 and INR 20 in circulation," it said. "Bulk detections of FICN in the bank branches including Reserve Bank of India (RBI) offices indicate easy acceptance of such currency by public and the FICN has crossed different filtering barriers because of high quality counterfeiting including sophisticated security features in FICN," said the report. Intelligence assessments and seizure reports confirm that India is extremely vulnerable to FICN from Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand. "Pakistani operators based in Nepal, Bangladesh, Malaysia and Thailand act as recipient of FICN from Pakistan as well as conduits to the distribution channels in India through air and land border," the report said. Seizure reports also indicate FICN racketeers using villages, weekly haats, liquor shops and petrol pumps of the border areas with Nepal and Bangladesh to pump the fake currency into the system, it said.
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July - 14 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on July 14 arrested one person, identified as Chotu Kumar along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 95,00,000 in Banshnabnagar area of Malda District, reports India Blooms. The BSF said: “Apprehended persons along with seized FICN handed o
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on July 14 arrested one person, identified as Chotu Kumar along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 95,00,000 in Banshnabnagar area of Malda District, reports India Blooms. The BSF said: “Apprehended persons along with seized FICN handed over to Police Station Banshnabnagar, District Malda for further investigation.”
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July - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Nedumbassery Airport (Ernakulam District) in January 27, 2013, New Indian Express reports on July 17. The NIA re-registered the FIR in the case at NIA Court in Kochi (K
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the investigation into the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Nedumbassery Airport (Ernakulam District) in January 27, 2013, New Indian Express reports on July 17. The NIA re-registered the FIR in the case at NIA Court in Kochi (Kerala). According to NIA officials, they have taken over the investigation into the case in which 1,950 FICNs of INR 500 denomination, with a face value of INR 9,75,000 were seized from Nedumbassery Airport.
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July - 16 
Troops of the 125 Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 9,00,000 from near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District on July 16, reports The Times of India. The FICN, packed in a plastic bag, was allegedly thrown across the fence by Ba
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Troops of the 125 Battalion of Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 9,00,000 from near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District on July 16, reports The Times of India. The FICN, packed in a plastic bag, was allegedly thrown across the fence by Bangladeshi smugglers."The BSF troops from BOP Sasani in the Kaliachak Police Station area were conducting a special operation to seize the currency notes and apprehend those involved in the racket. It was around 10 pm and the Bangladeshi smugglers seem to have taken advantage of the dark and rain to throw the packet across the border. Before their Indian associates could reach the spot, the packet was seized by the BSF troops," a senior officer said.
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July - 18 
For the second day running, troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District on July 18, reports The Times of India. The recovery was of face value INR 8,00,000. The plastic bag with the FICN was apparently throw
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For the second day running, troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) along the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District on July 18, reports The Times of India. The recovery was of face value INR 8,00,000. The plastic bag with the FICN was apparently thrown across the border fence by Bangladeshi smugglers who fled. The seized FICN was handed over to the Kaliachak Police Station.
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July - 18 
On July 18, Police arrested a person, Haroon Rasheed in connection with the distribution of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 3,00,000, in Malappuram (Malappuram District), reports New Indian Express. “Haroon Rasheed worked as a sub-contractor at a hollow bricks firm in Kondotty. He used th
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On July 18, Police arrested a person, Haroon Rasheed in connection with the distribution of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 3,00,000, in Malappuram (Malappuram District), reports New Indian Express. “Haroon Rasheed worked as a sub-contractor at a hollow bricks firm in Kondotty. He used the Bengali labourers there to bring fake notes via Bangladesh to India. Haroon Rasheed will use this money in different shops during hectic hours. More persons are involved in this crime. It also has an international link. National agencies have collected evidence in the case and we are in search for the remaining persons in the mafia,” Malappuram Sub-inspector Manoj Parayatta said.According to reports, the counterfeit mafia is using the most advanced techniques to print FICN, which make it difficult even for a banker to identify them. Police say that the quality and finish of the counterfeit notes they recovered from Haroon Rasheed, the accused in the case, would deceive even experts.
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July - 18 
Two people, identified as G Jayaraj and N Ramanujam were arrested by the Crime Branch-Counterfeit Currency Wing, Coimbatore unit on July 18 near Coimbatore railway junction, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 26,000, reports The Times of India. The duo was remanded
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Two people, identified as G Jayaraj and N Ramanujam were arrested by the Crime Branch-Counterfeit Currency Wing, Coimbatore unit on July 18 near Coimbatore railway junction, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 26,000, reports The Times of India. The duo was remanded to judicial custody on July 19. According to Police, Ramanujam was assigned to design the currency by the gang. After designing the currency he gave it to Jayaraj.
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July - 19 
According to the latest statistics released by Switzerland's Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), a significant quantum of fake Indian rupee notes are in their country, the third highest for any foreign currency after Euro and the USD, Economic Times reports on July 20. The number of fake Euro notes s
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According to the latest statistics released by Switzerland's Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), a significant quantum of fake Indian rupee notes are in their country, the third highest for any foreign currency after Euro and the USD, Economic Times reports on July 20. The number of fake Euro notes seized in the year 2013 stood at 2,394, while there were 1,101 fake US dollar bills, followed by the number of fake Indian rupee notes found in Switzerland during 2013 stood at 403. This included 380 fake INR 500 notes and another 23 counterfeit INR 1,000 notes.However, the numbers have declined considerably since 2012 when Fedpol found as many as 2,624 fake rupee notes -- the second highest among foreign currencies after 5,284 counterfeit US dollar notes at that time. The number of fake Euro note seized in the year 2013 stood at 2,394, while there were 1,101 fake US dollar bills.Among other counterfeit foreign currencies found during 2013, there were 99 fake British pound notes, 71 South African rand notes, 34 Deutsche Mark notes (German currency officially in circulation from 1948 till 2002 when Euro was introduced), 23 Chinese yuan notes and ten Canadian dollar.
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July - 22 
One person, identified as Rafeeq, an agent dealing with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Chennai, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the case of arrested Inter Services Intelligence agent Sakir Hussain, in Tamil Nadu, reports Deccan Chronicle on July 23. Sakir Hussi
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One person, identified as Rafeeq, an agent dealing with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Chennai, was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), probing the case of arrested Inter Services Intelligence agent Sakir Hussain, in Tamil Nadu, reports Deccan Chronicle on July 23. Sakir Hussian, a Sri Lankan national, was arrested by Tamil Nadu Police on May 14, 2014, for alleged espionage activities for ISI.
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July - 23 
A team of crime branch arrested one person, identified as Uday Singh Nimje from Golibar Square in Nagpur (Nagpur District) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 3,22,000 from him on July 23, reports The Times of India. As per Police information, Nimje used to work at a shop where
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A team of crime branch arrested one person, identified as Uday Singh Nimje from Golibar Square in Nagpur (Nagpur District) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 3,22,000 from him on July 23, reports The Times of India. As per Police information, Nimje used to work at a shop where he handled the counter and would give fake notes to customers.
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July - 24 
ICICI Bank in Ahmedabad reported having received a deposit of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) to Police on July 24, reports The Times of India. According to Police, FICN worth INR 12,000 were deposited by a customer on July 17.
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ICICI Bank in Ahmedabad reported having received a deposit of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) to Police on July 24, reports The Times of India. According to Police, FICN worth INR 12,000 were deposited by a customer on July 17.
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July - 24 
Police arrested one person, identified as Shaikh Asif Shaikh Usman along with Fake Indian Currency Note in face value of INR 1,92,000 on July 24 near Wardha railway station in Wardha District, reports The Times of India. The search revealed 385 FICN of INR 500 denomination which were seized by Polic
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Police arrested one person, identified as Shaikh Asif Shaikh Usman along with Fake Indian Currency Note in face value of INR 1,92,000 on July 24 near Wardha railway station in Wardha District, reports The Times of India. The search revealed 385 FICN of INR 500 denomination which were seized by Police.
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July - 24 
The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) seized earlier on June 24 from two persons have been reportedly brought to Kochi (Ernakulam District of Kerala) from Pakistan through Bangladesh border, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) verified the notes and revealed the information on June 26, reports New Indi
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The Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) seized earlier on June 24 from two persons have been reportedly brought to Kochi (Ernakulam District of Kerala) from Pakistan through Bangladesh border, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) verified the notes and revealed the information on June 26, reports New Indian Express. According to official sources, Police are investigating the probable role of Pakistan in producing the FICNs. According to sources, the notes were handed over to a Bangladeshi citizen residing illegally in Jharkhand. The notes came to Kerala through migrant labourers working in the state who frequently visit their native places.
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July - 24 
Two persons, identified as Suresh Kumar and Hitesh Kumar, were arrested in the Flower bazaar area of Chennai on July 24 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 100,000, reports The Times of India. Based on a tip from the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit, a team of the F
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Two persons, identified as Suresh Kumar and Hitesh Kumar, were arrested in the Flower bazaar area of Chennai on July 24 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 100,000, reports The Times of India. Based on a tip from the Organised Crime Intelligence Unit, a team of the Flower Bazaar Police arrested them while they were trying to exchange the notes in a shop. The notes turned out to be photocopies of INR 1,000 denomination. A few cellphones and laptops were seized from them.
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July - 25 
The Krishna District Police arrested seven persons along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 224,000, a computer and a scanner, from an undisclosed location, New Indian Express reports on July 26. The accused were identified as Jalamsutram Venkanna, kingpin of the gang, Manda Prasad, Kol
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The Krishna District Police arrested seven persons along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 224,000, a computer and a scanner, from an undisclosed location, New Indian Express reports on July 26. The accused were identified as Jalamsutram Venkanna, kingpin of the gang, Manda Prasad, Kolli Naga Venkata Satyanarayana alias Satish, Gade Pradeep, Vadlani Ramu, Siriguri Suryanarayana and Suddabattula Ramprasad. They all belong to Gudivada division of Krishna District. Police registered a case against the accused under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 489B and 489C.
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July - 28 
Intelligence agencies who questioned Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Zahid Hussain, arrested by the Special task Force (STF) believe that Zahid was an expert counterfeiter of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), The Times of India reports on July 29. Zahid, according to them, was handpicked and train
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Intelligence agencies who questioned Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Zahid Hussain, arrested by the Special task Force (STF) believe that Zahid was an expert counterfeiter of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), The Times of India reports on July 29. Zahid, according to them, was handpicked and trained by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) appointed master counterfeiter Iqbal Kana. His questioning has also revealed that the 2010 German Bakery blast of Pune (Maharashtra) was a joint operation by the IM and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives."Hussain's role in the terror outfit was logistical. He sheltered the persons involved and he was a conduit for goods coming from Pakistan into India, through the Bangladesh border," said an investigator. "He not only supplied the explosives for the blast but also provided fake notes of various currencies. These were brought in several rounds in to Bengal through Nadia [District]," added the officer.Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) Chief Himanshu Roy said that they are checking past records to try and ascertain if his name had cropped up (or any of his pseudo names) in counterfeiting cases across Maharashtra, UP, "A team of officers has gone to Kolkata to interrogate Hussain, after which we will get a clearer picture of his role in the German Bakery blast case. We are also inspecting our crime records to ascertain his link in counterfeit currency cases."Another officer said: "After Hussain's arrest the NIA and the ATS has been asked to relook cases and probe counterfeit currency cases registered across Bengal, UP, Bihar, UP and Maharashtra especially since 2010."Zahid, in fact, has been a very frequent visitor to Pakistan and was one of the biggest carriers of FICN in eastern India. Sources in Kolkata Police's Special task Force (STF) said they are investigating if Zahid is originally a Pakistani national.
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July - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating the role of Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide Iqbal Kana in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) syndicate, which is pumping in fake bills, from Pakistan using Dubai as a transit route, reports The New Indian Express on July 29. The agency probe ha
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating the role of Dawood Ibrahim’s close aide Iqbal Kana in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) syndicate, which is pumping in fake bills, from Pakistan using Dubai as a transit route, reports The New Indian Express on July 29. The agency probe has gained momentum after the arrest of an alleged courier Ekramul Ansari from Delhi Airport last week. Ansari was travelling from Dubai and was supposed to handover the FICN worth INR 4.9 million to a Patna-based handler. NIA sources said Iqbal Kana, a close aide of Dawood Ibrahim has been operating from Pakistan and has founded a core group in India for further circulation. The FICN is being dispatched to Dubai from Pakistan and from Dubai, couriers are used to send the consignment to India.
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July - 29 
Two persons, identified as Sarfaraz and Baijnath were arrested on July 29 from Phulpur area of Azamgarh District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 47,000 reports Business Standard. During interrogation, the arrested told Police that they had got the currency not
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Two persons, identified as Sarfaraz and Baijnath were arrested on July 29 from Phulpur area of Azamgarh District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 47,000 reports Business Standard. During interrogation, the arrested told Police that they had got the currency notes from someone in Maharajganj District.
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August - 1 
Four persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 55,000 at Leader Road under Shahganj Police Station in Allahabad on August 1, reports The Times of India. The accused, were arrested after electronic surveillance following inputs from the Intelligence Bureau, the Speci
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Four persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 55,000 at Leader Road under Shahganj Police Station in Allahabad on August 1, reports The Times of India. The accused, were arrested after electronic surveillance following inputs from the Intelligence Bureau, the Special Task Force and Local Intelligence Unit sleuths, used to bring fake currency from Malda in West Bengal and cash in at Mumbai (Maharashtra), Allahabad and some other Districts. An First Information Report (FIR) under 111/14, 489B/489C of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the four accused.
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August - 2 
The Cyberabad Police on August 2 carried out a decoy operation to arrest the Yellam Goud gang, which circulates Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), in the outskirts of Hyderabad, in which one Armed Reserve Constable and one criminal were killed, reports The Times of India. However, two persons were al
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The Cyberabad Police on August 2 carried out a decoy operation to arrest the Yellam Goud gang, which circulates Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), in the outskirts of Hyderabad, in which one Armed Reserve Constable and one criminal were killed, reports The Times of India. However, two persons were also arrested. Police said they seized FICN in the denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 100, worth INR 1, 50,000. Some were not even printed properly. The investigators are now trying to get to the source of the notes. "These notes may have been printed locally as in the recent past, several persons were caught printing fake currency using modern printing technologies," sources said.
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August - 7 
Hyderabad Police on August 7 arrested a man, identified as Gaddam Linga Reddy in Secunderabad area of Hyderabad District for circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), procured from West Bengal, reports Business Standard. Police seized notes with face value of INR 4,00,000 in the denomination of
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Hyderabad Police on August 7 arrested a man, identified as Gaddam Linga Reddy in Secunderabad area of Hyderabad District for circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), procured from West Bengal, reports Business Standard. Police seized notes with face value of INR 4,00,000 in the denomination of INR 500 from Reddy. The FICN was given by a man called Samsool from Farakka in Murshidabad District of West Bengal, Police said.
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August - 13 
The Gujarat Crime Branch arrested a person, identified as Asaro alias Kurban Shaikh along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of INR 390000 near Kalupur railway station of Ahmedabad District on August 13, reports The Times of India.
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The Gujarat Crime Branch arrested a person, identified as Asaro alias Kurban Shaikh along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of INR 390000 near Kalupur railway station of Ahmedabad District on August 13, reports The Times of India.
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August - 16 
The two persons involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) identified as Mohammad Baharudin alias Baharu (27) a resident of Malda District of West Bengal and Badruddin Mayudin Syed alias Badru (55), a resident of Vadodara, Gujarat were arrested along with FICN with a face value of
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The two persons involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) identified as Mohammad Baharudin alias Baharu (27) a resident of Malda District of West Bengal and Badruddin Mayudin Syed alias Badru (55), a resident of Vadodara, Gujarat were arrested along with FICN with a face value of INR 4,00,000 from outside Old Delhi Railway Station in Delhi on August 16, reports Business Standard. The super-fine quality FICN recovered is suspected to be printed in Pakistan and pushed into India through Bangladesh. During interrogation, accused Baharu allegedly revealed that he was given the consignment for delivery by someone (name withheld by Police). Baharu had supplied FICNs to other peddlers in different states of India, especially Delhi and Gujarat in the past. Efforts are underway to establish the identities of the remaining members of this module so as to bring the case to a logical conclusion. Further investigation is in progress, police said.
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August - 17 
Kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and peddler Ellam Goud, whose gang members on August 2, killed a Constable, P Eswara Rao and injured a Sub-Inspector during a fight recently in Shamirpet, is reportedly involved in transporting weapons illegally into Hyderabad, New Indian Express
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Kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and peddler Ellam Goud, whose gang members on August 2, killed a Constable, P Eswara Rao and injured a Sub-Inspector during a fight recently in Shamirpet, is reportedly involved in transporting weapons illegally into Hyderabad, New Indian Express reports on August 18. Balanagar Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) AR Srinivas said that six teams had been formed and searches intensified to arrest Goud. “We have received specific leads regarding his hideout,” Srinivas said. According to sources, Goud illegally brought weapons into the city from Bihar, Karnataka and other places. Police had previously arrested one Srikanth who reportedly confessed to have ganged up with Goud in committing various crimes. Based on his confessional statement, the police obtained some leads in the case. Ellam was an auto driver and is a native of Ismanbad of Siddipet in Medak District of Telangana, who circulated FICN. As many as 30 cases are registered against him in various Police Stations.
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August - 19 
The leader of a gang involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) circulation, Yellam Goud, who was also wanted in regard to attack on two Policemen in adjoining Ranga Reddy District of Telangana surrendered before the Police on August 19, reports DNAIndia. "Yellam Goud, who had fled to Maharashtra,
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The leader of a gang involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) circulation, Yellam Goud, who was also wanted in regard to attack on two Policemen in adjoining Ranga Reddy District of Telangana surrendered before the Police on August 19, reports DNAIndia. "Yellam Goud, who had fled to Maharashtra, has surrendered before Police," Cyberabad Joint Commissioner Y Gangadhar commented. However, the officer did not elaborate when asked whether Goud surrendered before Police in Hyderabad or in Maharashtra and also if he had been placed under arrest.
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August - 22 
On August 22, eight persons identified as Mohammad Sanwar Hussein (26), Mohammad Abu Kalam (24), Masedur Rehman (24), Salman Shaikh (19), Mohammad Yusuf Ali (21), Sairat Ali Shaikh (26), Mohammad Hazrat Ali (20) and Mubarak Hussein (24) were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with
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On August 22, eight persons identified as Mohammad Sanwar Hussein (26), Mohammad Abu Kalam (24), Masedur Rehman (24), Salman Shaikh (19), Mohammad Yusuf Ali (21), Sairat Ali Shaikh (26), Mohammad Hazrat Ali (20) and Mubarak Hussein (24) were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 7,00,000 in Pimpri of Pune District, reports The Times of India. Police said all hail from Malda District in West Bengal. A total of 600 notes were of INR 500 denomination while the rest were of INR 1,000 value each.
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September - 2 
One person, identified as Akhtar Hussain was arrested on September 2 from Noornagar locality in Brahmpuri area of Meerut District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of over INR 24,00,000, reports dnaindia.com. During interrogation, Hussain told Police that he had brought t
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One person, identified as Akhtar Hussain was arrested on September 2 from Noornagar locality in Brahmpuri area of Meerut District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of over INR 24,00,000, reports dnaindia.com. During interrogation, Hussain told Police that he had brought the FICNs from Malda District of West Bengal and was going to deliver it in Meerut. The Police is probing the matter and trying to elicit more information from him.
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September - 3 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 3 arrested one person, identified as Mukul Miyan and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 12, 95,500 from Churianpur village in Malda District of West Bengal, reports ianslive.in. After a thorough search, the fake notes were
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on September 3 arrested one person, identified as Mukul Miyan and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 12, 95,500 from Churianpur village in Malda District of West Bengal, reports ianslive.in. After a thorough search, the fake notes were found in packets of sweets. He was handed over to police for further interrogation, a BSF statement said. So far, the South Bengal Frontier of the BSF has seized more than 53,83,500 FICN in 2014.
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September - 3 
Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of INR 250,000 by Delhi Police from Delhi on September 3, reports IBN Live. Out of the recovered amount, FICN of INR 200,000 was packaged in a Bangladeshi newspaper named 'Pratham Alo,' hinting that the notes could have been sm
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Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of INR 250,000 by Delhi Police from Delhi on September 3, reports IBN Live. Out of the recovered amount, FICN of INR 200,000 was packaged in a Bangladeshi newspaper named 'Pratham Alo,' hinting that the notes could have been smuggled from across the border. One of the accused Ashok Mandal alias Bablu (31), who hails from Bhopura in Uttar Pradesh, was arrested from Wazirabad road area after a trap was laid to nab him following a tip-off. A red and black colour bag with two bundles of FICN in domination of INR 500 was recovered from him, Police said. During interrogation, Ashok revealed that he had procured the notes from one Manu Shaw of Nawada in Bihar for circulation in Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR). Manu was apprehended with INR 43,000 FICN currency and following his revelations the third person was arrest.
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September - 6 
A person, identified as Ravindra Singh, involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) was arrested in Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh on September 6, reports The Times of India. FICN in denomination of INR 1000 and INR 500 were recovered from him. Police said that Ravindra was working
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A person, identified as Ravindra Singh, involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) was arrested in Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh on September 6, reports The Times of India. FICN in denomination of INR 1000 and INR 500 were recovered from him. Police said that Ravindra was working with Upendra Mishra of Ara District in Bihar. The two used to get FICN from Malda District in West Bengal and circulate it in the markets of Ballia, Ara, Chhapra and other states. Efforts are on to arrest Upendra.
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September - 10 
According to Police, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500 with a face value of INR 20,000 have been detected in cash sent from nationalised banks to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) zonal office in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), reports dnaindia.com They said the curre
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According to Police, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500 with a face value of INR 20,000 have been detected in cash sent from nationalised banks to the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) zonal office in Madurai (Tamil Nadu), reports dnaindia.com They said the currency was found among the bundles of cash sent to RBI's zonal office over the last few months. Police said they had advised bank officials to use equipment to detect FICN and also maintain a log whenever suspected notes were received from customers by mentioning the Savings Bank account numbers. The cash deposited by customers should also carry the account number of the depositor.
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September - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 10 arrested a person, identified as Sharda Shankar Kushwaha, a Nepal citizen who is suspected to be a Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, from Pantoka area near Raxaul in East Champaran District, reports The Times of India. Sources sai
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 10 arrested a person, identified as Sharda Shankar Kushwaha, a Nepal citizen who is suspected to be a Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agent, from Pantoka area near Raxaul in East Champaran District, reports The Times of India. Sources said Sharda was arrested when he was trying to enter Bihar from Nepal. NIA had been tracking for him since April 2014 as he was wanted in connection with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) rackets and terror links.
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September - 10 
Police neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested three persons, identified as Kotamohanti Venkatesh, Maddila Laxmi and Rakoti Musalayya in MVP Colony of Vishakhapatnam on September 10, reports New Indian Express. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) M Srinivasulu sa
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Police neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested three persons, identified as Kotamohanti Venkatesh, Maddila Laxmi and Rakoti Musalayya in MVP Colony of Vishakhapatnam on September 10, reports New Indian Express. Deputy Commissioner of Police (Law and Order) M Srinivasulu said that the Task Force Police also seized six bundles of cut black papers similar real currency notes worth about INR 3,00,000, one liquid bottle, three mobile phones and one Karizma motorcycle from the accused.
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September - 17 
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested a person, Riyaz Mian along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 100,000 in Lakshmipur locality of Raxaul in East Champaran District on September 17, reports Sahara Samay. The FICN consignment was in the denomination of INR 1,000 notes. Riyaz has confes
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The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested a person, Riyaz Mian along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 100,000 in Lakshmipur locality of Raxaul in East Champaran District on September 17, reports Sahara Samay. The FICN consignment was in the denomination of INR 1,000 notes. Riyaz has confessed that he had brought the notes from Birganj in Nepal and was supposed to hand them over to another person in Motihari in East Champaran District. SSB officials said several family members of Riyaz are suspected to be engaged in FICN and smuggling activities. His wife was arrested some time ago in a case of smuggling of FICN.
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September - 19 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charge sheets in First Information Reports (FIRs) registered in the four Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) cases before the NIA court in Kochi (Kerala), New Indian Express reports on September 19. NIA, which is investigating the Kasargod Fake Indian C
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed charge sheets in First Information Reports (FIRs) registered in the four Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) cases before the NIA court in Kochi (Kerala), New Indian Express reports on September 19. NIA, which is investigating the Kasargod Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) cases, has found that FICN with face value of INR 31,00,000 were brought to Kerala from Dubai through the Bangalore (Karnataka) Airport in August 2012. NIA has charge sheeted Abdul Jabbar; Usman; Abdul Nazir K A alias Nasar alias Safar Nazar; A M Subaida; Moideen alias Moideenabba Ummer Beary, Haji Master Manzil and Abdul Rehman. The NIA exempted Mammunhi alias Muhammed Kunji alias Thailangadi Mammunhi and Majeed Mohammad Abdul Khader alias Majeed Koliyad from charge sheet, stating that the evidence available against them were not sufficient for prosecution. Moreover, another accused, Majeed Koliyad is still absconding.The NIA has sought the court’s permission to conduct further investigation to collect additional evidence before prosecuting them. Meanwhile, the NIA has given clean chit to Muhammad Shareef, Balan K K, Girish and Gopalakrishna Pandit, who were initially named in the FIRs.
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September - 21 
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 900,000 were seized on September 21 from near the India-Bangladesh border in Malda district of West Bengal, reports IANSlive. According to the Border Security Force (BSF), Bangladeshi smugglers had thrown the fake currency kept inside a plastic bag from acro
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Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 900,000 were seized on September 21 from near the India-Bangladesh border in Malda district of West Bengal, reports IANSlive. According to the Border Security Force (BSF), Bangladeshi smugglers had thrown the fake currency kept inside a plastic bag from across the international border into the Indian side.
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September - 22 
Mumbai Police Crime Branch has sought Maharashtra government’s nod to invoke the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in two Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) cases, Indian Express reports on September 23. According to Crime Branch sources, the first cache of INR 4,40,000 in FICN 1000 rupee note
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Mumbai Police Crime Branch has sought Maharashtra government’s nod to invoke the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) in two Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) cases, Indian Express reports on September 23. According to Crime Branch sources, the first cache of INR 4,40,000 in FICN 1000 rupee notes was seized from Reay Road on July 9, while the second cache of INR 2,05,000 in FICN was seized from the LT Marg area on August 8. “We had sent samples of the fake currency notes recovered in both the cases to the Security Press in Nashik, and they sent a report saying that the notes were of high quality, which means that there are only a few, small differences between the notes and real currency, undetectable to the untrained eye. We have written to the state government asking for permission to invoke the UAPA against the accused in these cases,” said a Crime Branch officer.
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September - 23 
Four Pakistani nationals are undergoing trial in Dubai Criminal Court for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 4.72 million, emirates247.com reports on September 24. Reportedly they had tried to exchange the amount into AED. Out of the four, the three accused conf
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Four Pakistani nationals are undergoing trial in Dubai Criminal Court for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 4.72 million, emirates247.com reports on September 24. Reportedly they had tried to exchange the amount into AED. Out of the four, the three accused confessed to possessing FICN which they claimed that they had received from a sales executive. The court will reconvene on October 1, 2014.
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September - 24 
One person, identified as Ripun, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Falaknuma Express train from an unidentified location between Kharagpur (West Bengal) and Balasore (Odisha) railway stations on September 24 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face val
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One person, identified as Ripun, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) from Falaknuma Express train from an unidentified location between Kharagpur (West Bengal) and Balasore (Odisha) railway stations on September 24 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR 500,000, reports Zee News. "A case was registered u/s 120B r/w 489B and 489C of IPC [Indian Penal Code]. The recovered FICNs are all in denomination of INR 1,000 notes. It is alleged that the intercepted person was going to Vijaywada [Andhra Pradesh] for delivery of seized FICNs to some unknown person at Hyderabad," according to the CBI spokesperson.
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September - 24 
Task Force Police arrested a 48-year-old fruit vendor, identified as Mohammed Ghouse, from Talabkatta in Hyderabad District and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 500,000 from his possession on September 24, reports The Times of India. Police also seized cash worth INR 280,000 from h
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Task Force Police arrested a 48-year-old fruit vendor, identified as Mohammed Ghouse, from Talabkatta in Hyderabad District and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 500,000 from his possession on September 24, reports The Times of India. Police also seized cash worth INR 280,000 from him. Ghouse was arrested in connection with FICN cases earlier too. While at Chanchalguda (Hyderabad District) prison in 2012, Ghouse met one Mohammed Islam of Malda District in West Bengal, also an under trial in FICN case. When Ghouse secured bail, Islam gave him his brother Imamul Haq's contact number for supply of FICN. Apparently, the seized FICN amount was given by Imamul's associates to Ghouse.
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September - 26 
The Special Cell of Delhi Police claimed to have neutralised an international Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket with the arrest of two men on September 26, reports Indian Express. The Times of India adds that the duo, identified as Rasmuddin and Nasirul Sheikh, was arrested from Delhi-Haryana
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police claimed to have neutralised an international Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket with the arrest of two men on September 26, reports Indian Express. The Times of India adds that the duo, identified as Rasmuddin and Nasirul Sheikh, was arrested from Delhi-Haryana border in Old Toll Plaza on National Highway-8. Rasmuddin hails from Mewat District in Haryana while Nasirul is from Malda District of West Bengal. FICN of the face value of INR 700,000 was seized from them. In the first week of September, the cell received information that a syndicate being handled by Rezaul and Saleem, both based in Malda, has emerged as a major player along the Bangladesh border and is aggressively pumping in huge quantities of FICN to the National Capital Region (NCR) through sub-syndicates based in Mewat and Rajasthan.
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September - 26 
Two persons, supposedly father and son, were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 36,000 on September 26 in Pune (Maharashtra), reports The Times of India. The suspects Abubakar Shaikh and Salim were on September 27 produced in a magisterial court, which rem
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Two persons, supposedly father and son, were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 36,000 on September 26 in Pune (Maharashtra), reports The Times of India. The suspects Abubakar Shaikh and Salim were on September 27 produced in a magisterial court, which remanded them in Police custody till September 30. Senior Inspector Sanjay Patil said that Salim, a labourer by profession, resides in Pune and his father arrived from Malda District in West Bengal on September 24. Under interrogation, Salim revealed that the notes with different serial numbers were brought by his father, Patil said. "We are in the process of verifying whether the suspects have already circulated any fake notes here," he said. "The notes were found to be fake after verification at the State Bank of India (SBI), Yerawada branch in Pune. However, we will seek a report on the notes from the Indian Security Press in Nashik," he added.
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September - 27 
An intelligence dossier reveals that Pakistan's embassies in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh are involved in striking at the financial nerve of India by pumping in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), New Indian Express reports on September 28. The probe by the security and intelli
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An intelligence dossier reveals that Pakistan's embassies in Sri Lanka, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand and Bangladesh are involved in striking at the financial nerve of India by pumping in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), New Indian Express reports on September 28. The probe by the security and intelligence agencies reveals that diplomatic channel is used as launch pads to clandestinely circulate the FICNs to underworld conduits and further to the open market. According to the dossier, Pakistan is printing and circulating FICNs worth an estimated INR 100 billion every year to destabilize India’s financial system. This estimate, agencies pointed out, is based on the reports collected through various probe and seizures in India and abroad. “Interestingly, there has so far not been any case of FICNs detection within Pakistan till now despite seizures abroad have clearly established the identity of Pakistani couriers and all flights they have used originated from Pakistan or Dubai,” the intelligence dossier stated. Exposing the modus operandi, the report suggested that actors involved in the FICNs racket are also using the Pakistan ISI-underworld deep penetration in Dubai to smuggle high quality FICNs produced in Pakistan. “FICN being produced in Pakistan contains some elements identical to the Pakistan currency, and through highly specialised and exclusive technology, which is known to have been provided by international companies to Pakistan,” the dossier said. Intelligence agencies also pointed out that the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has also reduced its profit margin in the FICNs smuggling racket to further enhance its nefarious activities and attract more smugglers, middleman and retailers to threaten economic security of India. The dossier suggested that the Pakistani agencies have reduced price of FICN bringing it to nearly 10 per cent which means around INR 900 net profit for players for circulating INR 1,000 FICNs in the system.
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September - 27 
Two persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 500,000 were recovered from their possession in Darbhanga District on September 27, reports The Times of India. On a tip off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested the two persons carrying
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Two persons were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 500,000 were recovered from their possession in Darbhanga District on September 27, reports The Times of India. On a tip off, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested the two persons carrying the smuggled FICNs from Bangladesh to Darbhanga through Farakka in West Bengal.
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September - 28 
Six members of a criminal group, including its leader, were arrested in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case from the Agamkuan Police Station area of Patna on September 28, reports The Times of India. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Manu Maharaaj commented, "Several people were reaching d
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Six members of a criminal group, including its leader, were arrested in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case from the Agamkuan Police Station area of Patna on September 28, reports The Times of India. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Manu Maharaaj commented, "Several people were reaching different police stations alleging that a group is operating in Patna City area and duping people with fake currency. The group members used to take money from common people promising them they would return the double the amount after a particular time. But when they returned the money, all the notes were found fake. The bundle of notes used to include one or two original currency as eyewash.” He added, "They revealed to the Police that their boss Lal Babu, who runs a travel agency, operates from Vaishali District [Bihar]. Police seized three country-made pistols and live cartridges from their possession. We have also seized INR 64,400 from their possession and verifying the authenticity of the currency. They were also operating in Nepal and Assam."
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September - 29 
One person was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR .498 million by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi on September 29, reports IBN Live. A CBI spokesperson said, "It is alleged that the intercepted person was coming from Muzaffarpur [Bihar] for delivery of sei
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One person was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR .498 million by Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in Delhi on September 29, reports IBN Live. A CBI spokesperson said, "It is alleged that the intercepted person was coming from Muzaffarpur [Bihar] for delivery of seized FICNs to some unknown person at Malda [West Bengla]."
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October - 6 
Police on October 6 busted a gang involved in making Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and seized 11,000 notes of INR 100 denomination after a raid at a fake currency printing unit in Satna District of Madhya Pradesh, reports The Times of India. Four people, identified as Sonu Pathak (20), Manoj P
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Police on October 6 busted a gang involved in making Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and seized 11,000 notes of INR 100 denomination after a raid at a fake currency printing unit in Satna District of Madhya Pradesh, reports The Times of India. Four people, identified as Sonu Pathak (20), Manoj Pandey (30), Prasenjit Mishra (27), and Ashish Sharma have been arrested and equipment used for printing notes was also detained from the premises.
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October - 9 
Madhya Pradesh Police arrested three persons, identified as identified as Babulal Sahu, and Parsuram Sahu of Harrai village in Chhindwara District and Anupam Majumdar of West Bengal, from Chhindwara District with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 568,000, reports The Times of India on October
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Madhya Pradesh Police arrested three persons, identified as identified as Babulal Sahu, and Parsuram Sahu of Harrai village in Chhindwara District and Anupam Majumdar of West Bengal, from Chhindwara District with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 568,000, reports The Times of India on October 10. Police suspect it as a module of an international syndicate allegedly involved in pumping Pakistan-made superfine quality FICNs into remote tribal areas of the state. Police have also come across more links of the syndicate. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Chhindwara range, Umesh Joga said that "Chhindwara now has the second highest circulation of fake currency notes because of tribal population. We have dispatched our team to West Bengal for further investigation."
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October - 10 
Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with the help of Police on October 10 arrested one person, identified as Satyendra Kumar alias Satyendra Yadav, who is believed to be a kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) smuggling racket that pumps in about INR 10 million counter
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Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) with the help of Police on October 10 arrested one person, identified as Satyendra Kumar alias Satyendra Yadav, who is believed to be a kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) smuggling racket that pumps in about INR 10 million counterfeit currencies in the state every month, from West Champaran District of Bihar, reports The Times of India. According to the DRI sources, Satyendra Kumar was wanted by the security agency since his elder brother Pradeep Yadav was held by the DRI on January 12, 2014, with FICN worth INR 1 million in Muzaffarpur District. He was presented before the economic offences court, Muzaffarpur and sent to 14 days of judicial custody.
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October - 11 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 11 said that it arrested three people, including a 13 year old boy, in Malda District of West Bengal and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 200,000 from them, reports Big News Network. “The trio has been handed over to the local Police," BSF D
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 11 said that it arrested three people, including a 13 year old boy, in Malda District of West Bengal and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 200,000 from them, reports Big News Network. “The trio has been handed over to the local Police," BSF Deputy Commandant Ajay Kumar said.
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October - 14 
Police arrested one Person, identified as Shafiq with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 12,000 in Kamrauli Police station area in Amethi District of Uttar Pradesh on October 14, reports India TV. Police said that Shafiq was arrested while trying to use fake notes in market and 22 INR 500 notes
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Police arrested one Person, identified as Shafiq with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 12,000 in Kamrauli Police station area in Amethi District of Uttar Pradesh on October 14, reports India TV. Police said that Shafiq was arrested while trying to use fake notes in market and 22 INR 500 notes and one INR 1000 note were recovered from him. Shafiq used to bring fake notes from West Bengal and use it in market or at petrol pumps, Police said. He told police that he also used to exchange fake notes of INR 5000 with INR 3000 genuine notes.
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October - 17 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Burdwan blast case, in a preliminary report submitted to the Central Government said that there was a conspiracy by the Burdwan terror module to convert West Bengal into a major terror hub over the next few months to carryout subver
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is investigating the Burdwan blast case, in a preliminary report submitted to the Central Government said that there was a conspiracy by the Burdwan terror module to convert West Bengal into a major terror hub over the next few months to carryout subversive activities in different parts of the country, reports The Asian Age on October 18. The NIA along with Central intelligence agencies is investigating the matter which is suspected to have international ramifications also. Police have already arrested three accused in the Burdwan blast, Badrul Alam Molla and two women, Razia and Amina and questioning them regularly over the last few days which has provided some valuable leads regarding the conspiracy. Sources said that the accused have disclosed that they were getting regular assistance both in terms of finance and explosives from “certain elements in Bangladesh” with clear instructions to form a strong terror network in West Bengal. A senior intelligence official said that “Considering the close proximity of the state to the porous Indo-Bangladesh border West Bengal was an ideal choice for making it a major terror hub in the country. The investigations have thrown up important leads and we are working on them. We have already recovered a huge quantity of explosives based on the disclosures of the accused persons and have also identified some members of the terror module who are still on the run.” Sources also said that during the course of investigations it has also come to light that the terror operatives have already made Malda into a major centre for smuggling fake Indian currency notes (FICN). The Times of India on October 18 adds that with mounting evidence that the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) network has spread its tentacles across the central and bordering Districts of West Bengal, NIA has begun visiting each of the suspects' homes and questioning their aides. According to intelligence inputs, JMB cadres are known to recruit from their close and extended families, creating strong blood networks. Sources said that "once you begin questioning these aides of the absconding men, there are chances you can gain valuable leads."
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October - 21 
The Crime Branch on October 21 arrested two persons, identified as Ali Ahmad Jibril Ahmad Sha (35) and Arif Bar Sai (32), for the possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500,000 in Airoli in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, reports Mid-Day. The Police recovered 400 notes of INR 1000 denomina
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The Crime Branch on October 21 arrested two persons, identified as Ali Ahmad Jibril Ahmad Sha (35) and Arif Bar Sai (32), for the possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500,000 in Airoli in Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, reports Mid-Day. The Police recovered 400 notes of INR 1000 denomination and 200 notes of INR 500 denomination, and confiscated the car used by the two accused. Senior Police inspector Venkat Patil from Crime Branch Unit 7 said “We believe that the vehicle used by the two accused is either stolen or the number plate has been changed. We are trying to get information from them on how they got the counterfeit currency.” The two have been remanded in Police custody.
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October - 26 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 26 recovered fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of over INR 1.4 million from Sasani border outpost in Malda District of West Bengal, reports First Post. The fake notes, wrapped in a polythene bag were thrown over the fence from Bangladesh to Indian side of t
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 26 recovered fake Indian currency notes (FICN) of over INR 1.4 million from Sasani border outpost in Malda District of West Bengal, reports First Post. The fake notes, wrapped in a polythene bag were thrown over the fence from Bangladesh to Indian side of the border. Recovered FICNs were handed over to Police for further disposal.
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October - 26 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) expressed its concern that Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) continue to be pumped across the border from Bangladesh to fund the activities of outfits like the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Indian Mujahideen (IM), reports The Times of India on Octo
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) expressed its concern that Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) continue to be pumped across the border from Bangladesh to fund the activities of outfits like the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) and Indian Mujahideen (IM), reports The Times of India on October 27. The high quality FICNs are printed in Pakistan and routed to India through Bangladesh. NIA sources said that “We now suspect that sending in FICN is a form of the much talked about 'Money Jihad'. A clear pattern has emerged regarding the route of the FICN once it reaches Indian soil. A large part of it is sent to places like Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh that have links to terror outfits. The remaining has been tracked to southern states, particularly to locations from where terror modules are known to operate.” Sources also said that “Despite the developments over the last few weeks that has led to tightening of security, attempts are continuing to push in FICN from across the International Border into West Bengal. Even when IM co-founder Yasin Bhatkal was first arrested, FICN was found in his possession."
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October - 27 
Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested on October 7 from Basirhat in North 24-Parganas District of West Bengal with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports ABP Live. The arrested persons were identified as Farukh Hossain Sardar and Saddam Hossain Sardar, residents of Satkhira District in B
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Two Bangladeshi nationals have been arrested on October 7 from Basirhat in North 24-Parganas District of West Bengal with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports ABP Live. The arrested persons were identified as Farukh Hossain Sardar and Saddam Hossain Sardar, residents of Satkhira District in Bangladesh. Additional Superintendent of Police (SP) (North) of North 24-Parganas District Bhaskar Mukherjee said "It is being investigated if they have links with any terror outfit in Bangladesh." He said that seven days' Police custody had been obtained from a court in Basirhat to facilitate inquiry into their antecedents and possible link with any terror outfit in Bangladesh.
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October - 28 
Mumbai Police Crime Branch on October 28 arrested a person, identified as Rasheed Sheikh (37), a resident of the Vitthalwadi area in Kalyan in Thane District of Maharashtra for allegedly trying to circulate Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in Mumbai, and recovered FICN worth INR 600,000 from his po
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Mumbai Police Crime Branch on October 28 arrested a person, identified as Rasheed Sheikh (37), a resident of the Vitthalwadi area in Kalyan in Thane District of Maharashtra for allegedly trying to circulate Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in Mumbai, and recovered FICN worth INR 600,000 from his possession, reports The Indian Express. The Police claimed that he has confessed to have circulated FICN in Mumbai in the past. This is the second seizure of FICN in Mumbai this month.
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October - 31 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 105,000 and arrested three persons, identified as Mohammad Razeeb (22), Mohammad Vazir (40) and Sushanto Majumdar (35) in this connection from Darivita village in Bihar located close to Indo-Bangladesh border, r
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 105,000 and arrested three persons, identified as Mohammad Razeeb (22), Mohammad Vazir (40) and Sushanto Majumdar (35) in this connection from Darivita village in Bihar located close to Indo-Bangladesh border, reports Saharasamay on October 31. The three are residents of Islampur Police station area in West Bengal. BSF Deputy Commandant P K Ranjan said "The three were nabbed from Darivita village located close to Indo-Bangladesh border. Apart from FICN, a car and a motorcycle were also seized from them. They were taking the consignment to deliver at a village near Islampur." BSF officials said the arrested persons are members of a gang dealing in FICN. One Mohammad Jahangir is the kingpin of the gang. He is connected to some people in Bangladesh who pump fake notes into India.
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November - 2 
Border Security Force (BSF), on November 2 evening seized apprehended a woman, Anita Mandal along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 10,94,000 from Duisatbighi village in the Kaliachak Police Station of Malda District. She was later handed over to Police. So far in 2014, t
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Border Security Force (BSF), on November 2 evening seized apprehended a woman, Anita Mandal along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 10,94,000 from Duisatbighi village in the Kaliachak Police Station of Malda District. She was later handed over to Police. So far in 2014, the South Bengal Frontier of the BSF has seized FICN of face value INR 1,20,12,500 and apprehended several smugglers.
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November - 4 
On November 4, Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted two people along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR one million near the Bangladesh border in Joyenapur village of Malda District, reports bignewsnetwork.com. The accused and the notes were handed over to the local Police. So far, t
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On November 4, Border Security Force (BSF) intercepted two people along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR one million near the Bangladesh border in Joyenapur village of Malda District, reports bignewsnetwork.com. The accused and the notes were handed over to the local Police. So far, the South Bengal Frontier of the BSF has seized more than INR 13,012,500 in FICN in the current year.
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November - 4 
The Police arrested five of a six-member gang involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) along with INR 1,00,000 cash, 10 gram of gold biscuits and two duplicate gold in Tadepalligudem of West Godavari District on November 4, reports New Indian Express. The arrestees were identified a
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The Police arrested five of a six-member gang involved in circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) along with INR 1,00,000 cash, 10 gram of gold biscuits and two duplicate gold in Tadepalligudem of West Godavari District on November 4, reports New Indian Express. The arrestees were identified as T Ramesh, M Anjaneyulu, D Suryanarayana, A Narsing and Mohammed Yacob Mia. However, S Anjaneyulu, the sixth accused is at large.
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November - 5 
A West Bengal native who is accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case was found guilty by the Ernakulam Additional Sessions Court on November 5, reports New Indian Express. The accused is Azadullah Sheikh of Murshidabad District. He is found guilty of offences under Indian Penal Code (IPC)
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A West Bengal native who is accused in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case was found guilty by the Ernakulam Additional Sessions Court on November 5, reports New Indian Express. The accused is Azadullah Sheikh of Murshidabad District. He is found guilty of offences under Indian Penal Code (IPC) 489 B and C for using and selling FICN. Premson Paul Manjamattam, additional public prosecutor, appeared for the prosecution.
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November - 5 
On November 5, two persons, Gajendra Singh and Amarjeet Singh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 32,000 at retiring room of Ratangarh Railway Station in Churu District, reports Business Standard. According to Police, the peddlers had started from their
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On November 5, two persons, Gajendra Singh and Amarjeet Singh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 32,000 at retiring room of Ratangarh Railway Station in Churu District, reports Business Standard. According to Police, the peddlers had started from their home District of Bulandshahar in Uttar Pradesh with FICN worth INR 1,20,000 (in denominations of INR 100 and INR 1,000) and had come to Ratangarh from Bikaner after trading some currency.
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November - 6 
On November 6, a teenager, was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 9,000 in Virar of Palgarh District, reports The Times of India reports. The currency was allegedly given to him by a friend after being promised money. The teen told the Police that the currencies were hand
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On November 6, a teenager, was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 9,000 in Virar of Palgarh District, reports The Times of India reports. The currency was allegedly given to him by a friend after being promised money. The teen told the Police that the currencies were handed over to him by his friend, who had come from West Bengal. The teen was asked to circulate the notes and was promised a good amount. FICNs are believed to have been procured from Bangladesh and brought to Malda District in West Bengal. It was later distributed across the country. Police have launched a search for the suspect, whose identity has not been disclosed.
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November - 9 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating the angle of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) involvement in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) business, according to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) source, bdnews24.com reports. Indian intelligence agencies believe that FICN are
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) is investigating the angle of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) involvement in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) business, according to a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) source, bdnews24.com reports. Indian intelligence agencies believe that FICN are used to fund the activities of outfits such as JMB and Indian Mujahideen (IM) in the country.It is believed that NIA has many vital clues about the involvement of Northeast India-based militant organisations with the FICN business. Officials also believe that some Assam-based insurgent outfits including United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) might also be involved in the FICN trade. Muslim fundamentalist outfits in Assam are also on the radar of the security agencies. “There is every possibility that under influence of several external forces, the Northeast-based militant organisations may get involved in fake notes business only to crash our economy,” a senior UMHA official handling Northeast affairs said. Official data reveal that FICN worth INR 10,534,205 were seized from across Assam and Meghalaya during the last three years.
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November - 11 
Police arrested a two-member inter-state gang dealing with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Railway Station Road of Vishakhapatnam and recovered FICN worth INR 25,500 on November 11, reports New Indian Express. The accused were identified as Mohammed Zia and Mohammed Anil Sohail. The duo was prod
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Police arrested a two-member inter-state gang dealing with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Railway Station Road of Vishakhapatnam and recovered FICN worth INR 25,500 on November 11, reports New Indian Express. The accused were identified as Mohammed Zia and Mohammed Anil Sohail. The duo was produced in the court on November 12.
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November - 13 
On November 13, four persons were arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Aligarh District Police from new overbridge, Mathura Road under Sasni gate Police Station area of Aligarh and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having a face value of INR 195,000 in the denomination of INR 1,000, INR 500
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On November 13, four persons were arrested by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Aligarh District Police from new overbridge, Mathura Road under Sasni gate Police Station area of Aligarh and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having a face value of INR 195,000 in the denomination of INR 1,000, INR 500 and INR 100 was recovered from their possession, reports Business Standard. They were arrested for alleged involvement in trade of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) brought from Bangladesh. Those arrested said that they used to get the FICN from Bangladesh and used to run it in the market through a commission agent, it said, adding that a case has been registered and further investigations are on.
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November - 18 
One person, identified as, Sarvind Yadav (25), was arrested near Old Delhi railway station along with 153 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 100 denomination on November 18, reports dnaindia.com. According to Police, Yadav was trying to purchase belt and purse using FICN from a shopkeeper, who
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One person, identified as, Sarvind Yadav (25), was arrested near Old Delhi railway station along with 153 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 100 denomination on November 18, reports dnaindia.com. According to Police, Yadav was trying to purchase belt and purse using FICN from a shopkeeper, who raised an alarm. The accused during the interrogation disclosed that one Rahul of Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh) has given him total 200 currency notes of INR 100 denomination each to circulate in the market.
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November - 19 
According to the latest reports, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a total face value of INR 128.5 million was recovered until September, this year (2014) alone from countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates (UAE), with Pakistanis acting as carriers in mo
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According to the latest reports, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a total face value of INR 128.5 million was recovered until September, this year (2014) alone from countries such as Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thailand and United Arab Emirates (UAE), with Pakistanis acting as carriers in most cases, reports The Times of India on November 20. Most of these recoveries were made from outbound flights from Gulf nations, after they landed in destinations like Dhaka or Colombo. The highest recovery was at Dhaka (Bangladesh) airport on April 27 when Armed Police Battalion of Bangladesh intercepted a FICN consignment of INR 64 million from the cargo section of the airport. The consignment, brought from Pakistan in a Qatar Airways cargo flight, comprised six bundles of FICN with same serial number. At least 18 foreign nationals and an Indian were arrested in 13 cases spread between January and September 2014. Of this, nine were Pakistani nationals while one was a Canadian with Pakistan origin, five Nepali and three Bangladeshi nationals besides an Indian.
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November - 21 
Two persons, identified as Sattar Ansari and Danish Ansari were arrested on November 21 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) having face value of INR 1,95,000 from near the Roadways bus station in Sigra Police Station area of Varanasi, reports dnaindia.com. On being interrogated, the accuse
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Two persons, identified as Sattar Ansari and Danish Ansari were arrested on November 21 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) having face value of INR 1,95,000 from near the Roadways bus station in Sigra Police Station area of Varanasi, reports dnaindia.com. On being interrogated, the accused told the Police that they had boarded a bus from Ranchi (Jharkhand) on November 20 night for distributing the counterfeit notes to their contacts in Varanasi. A case has been registered in this connection, the statement said, adding, important inputs about the gangs involved in the racket and their network have been received in the interrogation.
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November - 24 
Police arrested a person, identified as J Tamin, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3,600 near Pendurthi areain Visakhapatnam on November 24, reports New Indian Express. Tamin is a native of Malda District of West Bengal. According to sources, Tamin had been circulating FICN in t
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Police arrested a person, identified as J Tamin, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3,600 near Pendurthi areain Visakhapatnam on November 24, reports New Indian Express. Tamin is a native of Malda District of West Bengal. According to sources, Tamin had been circulating FICN in the surroundings of Pendurthi, which were allegedly printed in Bangladesh. Some persons found something odd with the currency and informed the same to the Police.
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November - 24 
Police on November 24 arrested a college student after recovering Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from his posession at Bagirposi in Mayurbhanj District, reports Business Standard. "We have recovered 17 number of fake currency notes of 500 denomination from a student of a local college," said Bang
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Police on November 24 arrested a college student after recovering Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from his posession at Bagirposi in Mayurbhanj District, reports Business Standard. "We have recovered 17 number of fake currency notes of 500 denomination from a student of a local college," said Bangirposi Police Station Inspector In-Charge, Suresh Chandra Patra. Patra, however, said that the main accused in the fake currency note case, a vegetable vendor, was absconding since arrest of the college student. The college student claimed that he was given FICNs by the vegetable vendor, Police said.
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November - 25 
Increasing circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pune, Maharashtra is a big cause of worry for citizens as well as Police, The Times of India reports on November 26. Between 2009 and 2013, around 173 cases of FICN circulation have been reported in Pune and Police have arrested 70 suspec
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Increasing circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Pune, Maharashtra is a big cause of worry for citizens as well as Police, The Times of India reports on November 26. Between 2009 and 2013, around 173 cases of FICN circulation have been reported in Pune and Police have arrested 70 suspects. The annual crime report "Crime in Maharashstra-2013" published by the Maharashtra Criminal Investigation Department (CID) stated that Maharashtra state has registered maximum number cases in the country in connection with FICN and also arrested maximum suspects involved in circulating and manufacturing these fake notes. In 2013, the State Police seized FICN of INR 1.55 crore from the different parts of Maharashtra. The CID have also alerted the government Railway Police and Highway Police to remain alert as suspects use railways and highways to bring FICN to Pune and other parts of the state. The CID report said that in 2013, FICN were transported into the state mainly from West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar. They were also brought to other parts of the state from Nagpur, the report says. A Pune Crime Branch officer said that whenever police get information about fake currency notes, they arrest the suspects involved in circulating the notes. "But, we cannot reach the people involved in manufacturing the currency," the officer said.
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November - 29 
Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on November 29 arrested a man, identified as Rejabul Haque and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value over INR 2,56,500 in Malda District, reports Firstpost. The arrest and the seizure was made from near Churiantpur border outpost. The accuse
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Border Security Force (BSF) troopers on November 29 arrested a man, identified as Rejabul Haque and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value over INR 2,56,500 in Malda District, reports Firstpost. The arrest and the seizure was made from near Churiantpur border outpost. The accused along with the notes have been handed over to Police. In addition, BSF South Bengal Frontier in November, 2014 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 23, 94,000 along with 48.78 kilogram of ganja (hashish) and over 5.5 kilogram of gold. The recovery were made in the three Districts of Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia. BSF troopers have also arrested 339 Bangladeshi illegal migrants in the past month.
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December - 1 
Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary told Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) in a written reply, "All high quality FICN [Fake Indian Currency Note] seized in India and abroad, originate only from Pakistan which has created a self sustaining criminal network in t
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Minister of State for Home Affairs Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary told Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) in a written reply, "All high quality FICN [Fake Indian Currency Note] seized in India and abroad, originate only from Pakistan which has created a self sustaining criminal network in the South and South East Asian region for infusing fake India currency notes into India via Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates", Outlook India reports on December 2. FICN having face value of INR 30.88 crore have been either recovered in different branches of Reserve Bank of India (RBI) or seized by Police during January and September this year from the country, as per the Home Ministry data. Chaudhary said the government has constituted a special FICN coordination (FCORD) group to share intelligence or information amongst the different security agencies of state or Centre to counter the menace of circulation of fake currency notes in the country. The government has also constituted a terror funding and fake currency cell to investigate terror funding and fake currency cases, Chaudhary added.
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December - 2 
With a conviction rate of almost 80 per cent in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved this rate, compared to their counterparts, according to Police sources, dnaindia reports on December 3 "S
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With a conviction rate of almost 80 per cent in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) cases, the Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved this rate, compared to their counterparts, according to Police sources, dnaindia reports on December 3 "Since 2006, 24 cases of FICN have been registered by the ATS in which trial has completed. We have got convictions in 19 of these 24 cases. This makes us one of the leading agencies in the country to have achieved such a high conviction rate, compared to other state agencies and state police departments who deal in FICN cases," said an ATS officer. Sources say in majority of the cases it has come to light that the FICN were smuggled into the city from West Bengal and Jharkhand Districts.
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December - 3 
Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 15,65,000 was seized in separate two incidents in Malda District, reports NDTV. In the first incident, a packet containing FICN of INR 1000 and IR 500 denominations having a total face value of INR 1.4 million was seized by Border Security Force (BSF) at Ka
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Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 15,65,000 was seized in separate two incidents in Malda District, reports NDTV. In the first incident, a packet containing FICN of INR 1000 and IR 500 denominations having a total face value of INR 1.4 million was seized by Border Security Force (BSF) at Kaliachak in Malda District on December 3. The packet was thrown over the border fencing from Bangladesh side near Sasani border outpost. Earlier, acting on a tip off, the police on December 2, arrested one person from Engrej Bazar area of Malda for allegedly possessing FICN with a face value of INR 165,000.
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December - 3 
Two siblings, identified as Syed Jamil and Syed Askar from Bengaluru (Karnataka) were arrested while trying to exchange Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 14,000 for purchasing a used two-wheeler at Triplicane in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) on December 3, reports New Indian Express. A third brothe
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Two siblings, identified as Syed Jamil and Syed Askar from Bengaluru (Karnataka) were arrested while trying to exchange Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 14,000 for purchasing a used two-wheeler at Triplicane in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) on December 3, reports New Indian Express. A third brother and accomplice, Syed Wasim however, had managed to escape. The arrested duo was working in a tailoring shop in Bengaluru where they had come across one Lukhman and Alim Bhai. The duo had convinced them to exchange FICN for a generous commission following which the trio made their trip to Chennai. “The seized notes were of first quality and is believed to have been printed in Pakistan,” said a senior police official privy to the investigation.
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December - 4 
In a joint search operation Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Special Action Group (SOG), arrested two persons, identified as Nawab alias Nabiya and Kachra Khan along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2,40,000 at Hatma-Phanta check post in Barmer District on December 4, rep
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In a joint search operation Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Special Action Group (SOG), arrested two persons, identified as Nawab alias Nabiya and Kachra Khan along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 2,40,000 at Hatma-Phanta check post in Barmer District on December 4, reports Business Standard. Both were being interrogated to explore their links with other FICN suppliers. A case was registered with the Gudamalani Police Station against them.
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December - 10 
Two persons, identified as Arvind and Manoj were arrested on December 10 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 200,000 in Varanasi, reports dnaindia.com. On being interrogated, the accused told the Police that the counterfeit currency were brought in from Bangladesh
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Two persons, identified as Arvind and Manoj were arrested on December 10 along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 200,000 in Varanasi, reports dnaindia.com. On being interrogated, the accused told the Police that the counterfeit currency were brought in from Bangladesh to West Bengal's Murshidabad District. The FICN then were to be distributed by them to Rajasthan, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. The duo also told Police that they were involved in this racket from last eight years. A case has been registered against them in this connection.
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December - 21 
Two people, identified as Bishnu Miyan and Tariq Sheikh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 596,000 in Malda District of West Bengal by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, reports Big News Network. The accused, both residents of the District have been handed over to
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Two people, identified as Bishnu Miyan and Tariq Sheikh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 596,000 in Malda District of West Bengal by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers, reports Big News Network. The accused, both residents of the District have been handed over to Police.
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December - 22 
Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a weapon smuggler, identified as Allahnoor from Gujarat's Bhuj area in Kutch District who bought guns from Barmer-based smugglers, The Times of India reports on December 23. These smugglers had allegedly got the guns from Pakistan. The ATS is on the lookout for on
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Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested a weapon smuggler, identified as Allahnoor from Gujarat's Bhuj area in Kutch District who bought guns from Barmer-based smugglers, The Times of India reports on December 23. These smugglers had allegedly got the guns from Pakistan. The ATS is on the lookout for one more Gujarat-based smuggler. Teams are carrying out raids at various places to nab him. During interrogation it was found out that the consignment was smuggled near border post SKT route under Serva Police Station area. The consignment brought to India contained Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), weapons and heroin.
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December - 23 
One person, was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 80,800 on December 23, at Ajronda Chowk in Faridabad, reports Business Standard. Police found FICN in the denomination of INR 100 in a bag during checking, a Police spokesperson said.
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One person, was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 80,800 on December 23, at Ajronda Chowk in Faridabad, reports Business Standard. Police found FICN in the denomination of INR 100 in a bag during checking, a Police spokesperson said.
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December - 26 
Police arrested one person, identified as Gorji Baria along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 406,500 in Mahisagar District on December 26, reports Indian Express. Police said the arrest was made due to increased surveillance ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit and Pra
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Police arrested one person, identified as Gorji Baria along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 406,500 in Mahisagar District on December 26, reports Indian Express. Police said the arrest was made due to increased surveillance ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Investors’ Summit and Pravasi Bhartiya Divas that will be held in Gandhinagar in January 2015, after the Anti Terror Squad (ATS) issued alert of possibility of fake notes being circulated in the market to affect state economy.
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December - 27 
Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with face value of INR 3,96,000 were recovered from Farakka railway station in West Bengal's Murshidabad District, by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) on December 27, reports Business Standard. Reportedly, the South Bengal Frontier
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Fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with face value of INR 3,96,000 were recovered from Farakka railway station in West Bengal's Murshidabad District, by the Border Security Force (BSF) and Government Railway Police (GRP) on December 27, reports Business Standard. Reportedly, the South Bengal Frontier of the BSF so far recovered FICN with a face value of INR 1,60,00,000 so far in 2014.
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December - 30 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 30 arrested two persons along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 297,000 near the Indo-Bangladesh border at Daulatpur in Malda District, reports The Times of India. "The troops received specific inputs and launched a special operation
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on December 30 arrested two persons along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 297,000 near the Indo-Bangladesh border at Daulatpur in Malda District, reports The Times of India. "The troops received specific inputs and launched a special operation around 12.40 pm near the link road connecting NH34 near a brick kiln at Daulatpur. During the raid, Ruhul Sk (24) and Jamirul Sk (20), residents of Daulatpur in Baishnabnagar, Malda, were apprehended. During a search, the currency notes were found and seized. There were 199 notes of Rs 100 denomination and 196 of INR 500 denomination," a BSF officer said.
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