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FICN Related Incidents:2015
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January - 2 
The crime branch on January 2 arrested two Nepalese nationals from Bettiah in West Champaran Districtof Bihar and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 18,000 in denominations from them, reports The Times of India. The Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime), Shailendra Singh Chou
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The crime branch on January 2 arrested two Nepalese nationals from Bettiah in West Champaran Districtof Bihar and recovered Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 18,000 in denominations from them, reports The Times of India. The Additional Superintendent of Police (Crime), Shailendra Singh Chouhan said two arrested youths have been identified as Gasul Alam Khan and Javed Khan. Alam studied till class X in Nepal and is into tailoring work while Khan is his friend and repairs mobile phones.
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January - 2 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case involving a lynchpin of the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate, Oneindia reports on January 3. In the charge sheet the NIA names Ekramul Ansari as the prime accused who had attempted to smuggle in FICN wo
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) filed a charge sheet in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case involving a lynchpin of the Dawood Ibrahim syndicate, Oneindia reports on January 3. In the charge sheet the NIA names Ekramul Ansari as the prime accused who had attempted to smuggle in FICN worth INR 49,00,000 from Dubai to India. The NIA states that Ansari had brought into India the FICN from Dubai and had planned on circulating it. All the notes that were found were of the INR 1000 denomination and on verification at Nashik (Maharashtra) it was found to be fake. Ansari who originally hails from East Champaran District in Bihar was allegedly working with the Dawood syndicate which is also involved in the circulation of fake currency.
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January - 12 
Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested nine persons for allegedly being part of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and recovered FICNs of INR 4.05 lakh from them, reports Business Standard on January 13. The accused have been identified as Harlal alias Hira Lal alias Hari lal ((51), Sudeep Shah
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Delhi Police's Crime Branch arrested nine persons for allegedly being part of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and recovered FICNs of INR 4.05 lakh from them, reports Business Standard on January 13. The accused have been identified as Harlal alias Hira Lal alias Hari lal ((51), Sudeep Shah alias Sandeep alias Sanjeet (23), Kanhaiya Lal (30), Paras Gupta (46), Parmeshwar Kumar alias Pavva (26), Raju Kumar Shah (24) and Toofani Shah (22) and Ashok Ram (28), all hailing from Bihar, and one Radha (35) from Jharkhand. Sources said that the FICNs were brought to India via Bangladesh. Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch), Ravindra Yadav said that "We received a tip-off on December 29 last year about Lal and three of his associates assembling at subway at Britannia Chowk in Shakurpur in New Delhi for a deal and laid a trap and arrested them." The rest of the associates were nabbed thereafter. During the investigation, it was found that Shah, the leader of the racket, used to procure FICN at the rate of 35 per cent of its value from sources based in Malda in West Bengal and used to further supply the same to his Delhi-based associates Gupta and Harilal at the rate of 45 per cent of its face value. Thereafter, the FICN were supplied at the rate of 50-55 per cent of the value to Shah, Lal, Ram, Pavva, Kumar and Radha for further circulation in the local markets of Delhi- NCR, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, said Ravindra Yadav.
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January - 22 
On January 22, two women, identified as Rekha and Sheetal were arrested from New Delhi Railway Station in Delhi along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 11,00,000, according to IANS. "The two women were arrested with FICN worth (having a face value of) Rs.11 lakh. Conceal
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On January 22, two women, identified as Rekha and Sheetal were arrested from New Delhi Railway Station in Delhi along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 11,00,000, according to IANS. "The two women were arrested with FICN worth (having a face value of) Rs.11 lakh. Concealed in the boxes of cosmetic products, the women were smuggling the fake notes to Delhi from Bangkok," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Ravindra Yadav said. "The women used to conceal fake currency notes in cosmetic and crockery containers which they carry in flights as part of their business," he added. "They have revealed that they were acting as courier agents at the behest of some Pakistan nationals, who are based in Bangkok. Their arrest led us to know of a new fake currency smuggling route to India via Bangkok. Till now, Nepal and Bangladesh route were known," Yadav said.
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January - 26 
On January 26, a man, identified as Zahoor Khan was arrested, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 5,60,000 from Habibganj railway station in Bhopal District, reports webinida123.com. "Sehore-resident Zahoor Khan brought the fake currency from Malda in West Bengal. He had arrived in
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On January 26, a man, identified as Zahoor Khan was arrested, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 5,60,000 from Habibganj railway station in Bhopal District, reports webinida123.com. "Sehore-resident Zahoor Khan brought the fake currency from Malda in West Bengal. He had arrived in the Dakshin Express. He was dealing in counterfeit currency for the past 7-8 years and is expected to have pumped duplicate currency worth Rs 10 lakh so far," said Additional Superintendent of Police Shailendra Singh Chouhan.
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January - 27 
Antony Das, an accused in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case registered in Nedumbassery (Kerala) on January 2013, was arrested on January 27 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, reports New Indian Express. He had arrived from Abu Dhabi. The arrest was effected by the National
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Antony Das, an accused in the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) case registered in Nedumbassery (Kerala) on January 2013, was arrested on January 27 at New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, reports New Indian Express. He had arrived from Abu Dhabi. The arrest was effected by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which had previously received an Interpol Red Notice issued against the absconder who was accused of smuggling FICN with face value of INR 9,75,000 to India through Kochi International airport.
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January - 28 
On January 28 in Kaliachak of Malda District, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR one million, reports echoindia.com. The fake notes were in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500.
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On January 28 in Kaliachak of Malda District, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with a face value of INR one million, reports echoindia.com. The fake notes were in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500.
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January - 29 
On January 29, three persons, including a woman, were arrested by Crime Branch in Faridabad along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 2,25,000, reports Business Standard. Vijender Singh, who led the Crime Branch team, said that the accused woman, identified as one Sandhya, is a resident
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On January 29, three persons, including a woman, were arrested by Crime Branch in Faridabad along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 2,25,000, reports Business Standard. Vijender Singh, who led the Crime Branch team, said that the accused woman, identified as one Sandhya, is a resident of Palam in Delhi while the two other gang members are Kasim and Mustkim. Kasim was said to be the leader of the gang and he hails from Bardhaman District of West Bengal. During questioning, Kasim said that, in the last six months, he has shipped FICN of more than INR 12,00,000 to different cities in the vicinity of Delhi. He also revealed that he used to get INR 40,000 in real money against FICN of INR 1,00,000. The gang said that they used to get the FICN from Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and were in the process of expanding their network. Police sources said that they are investigating the roots of the racket to ensure that it did not have any terror links.
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January - 29 
Three women tailors and their employer were arrested on January 29 in Hyderabad along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 36,000, reports The Times of India. The fake notes were seized after their car was searched during a routine operation in Tappachabutra. The prime accused is at larg
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Three women tailors and their employer were arrested on January 29 in Hyderabad along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 36,000, reports The Times of India. The fake notes were seized after their car was searched during a routine operation in Tappachabutra. The prime accused is at large. Police said the arrested women - E Anitha, K Saritha and G Harika - are workers in a tailor shop run by D Laxmi Narayana. Narayana joined the FICN racket through Srinath Reddy, who also hails from his native District Anantapur. Police suspect the fake currencies might have originated in West Bengal.
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February - 1 
On February 1, two people, Narayan Barik and Sidharshan Barik from Odisha were arrested at the morning market off Vani Vilas Road in Mysuru for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500 denominations, according to The Times of India. The duo was exchanging FICN by buying vegetables fo
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On February 1, two people, Narayan Barik and Sidharshan Barik from Odisha were arrested at the morning market off Vani Vilas Road in Mysuru for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500 denominations, according to The Times of India. The duo was exchanging FICN by buying vegetables for less than INR 20-30.
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February - 6 
Border Security Force (BSF) on February 6 arrested two men, identified as Ishraful and Md Sahabuddin from Malda railway station in Malda District with FICN of the face value of INR 2.84 lakh, reports The Times of India. The arrests and seizure were made during a joint operation by the Troops of 125t
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Border Security Force (BSF) on February 6 arrested two men, identified as Ishraful and Md Sahabuddin from Malda railway station in Malda District with FICN of the face value of INR 2.84 lakh, reports The Times of India. The arrests and seizure were made during a joint operation by the Troops of 125th Battalion and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF).
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February - 13 
The counterfeit currency (CC) wing of Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) Police, Trichy arrested a 44-year-old man, C Sakthivel for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth around INR 198,000 in Manapparai in Tiruchirapalli District on February 13, reports The Times of In
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The counterfeit currency (CC) wing of Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID) Police, Trichy arrested a 44-year-old man, C Sakthivel for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth around INR 198,000 in Manapparai in Tiruchirapalli District on February 13, reports The Times of India. He was produced in the court in Trichy on Saturday. Police seized a computer printer reportedly used by him. During interrogation, he reportedly told Police that a person called Mani was his mentor in the illegal business. After learning the techniques, Sakthivel acted on his own. Police said Sakthivel chose the industrial areas Karur, Tirupur, Erode to circulate FICN. The investigation apparently revealed that he has been in the illicit business for the past four years.
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February - 15 
Police arrested six people along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 3,65,000 at Godavarikhani town in Karimnagar District on February 15, reports Business Standard. Arvind Kumar alias Bablu (39) of Rai Bareli in Uttar Pradesh is the kingpin of the racket, said Superintenda
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Police arrested six people along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 3,65,000 at Godavarikhani town in Karimnagar District on February 15, reports Business Standard. Arvind Kumar alias Bablu (39) of Rai Bareli in Uttar Pradesh is the kingpin of the racket, said Superintendant of Police (SP) V. Shiva Kumar. He said Bablu was getting FICN from Bangladesh through one Sunil Kumar Pramanik (37) of Cherapur village in West Bengal, Sudershan Singh (29) of Rampur village in Uttar Pradesh, Jagdish Gujjar (35) of Madhya Pradesh. Other accused are identified as Chetturi Rajaiah (40) of Brahmanapalli village in Nizamabad District (Telangana), Durva Bheem Rao (43) of Mothe village in Karimnagar District.
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February - 16 
One person, identified as Nizam Ansari was arrested on February 16 by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 5,00,000 at Mirzapur Railway Station in Mirzapur District, reports Business Standard. When arrested, Ansari was travelling in a train
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One person, identified as Nizam Ansari was arrested on February 16 by the Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) for allegedly carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 5,00,000 at Mirzapur Railway Station in Mirzapur District, reports Business Standard. When arrested, Ansari was travelling in a train on way to Jammu Tawi (Jammu and Kashmir), according to ATS. He is a resident of Ranchi (Jharkhand), was found carrying a ticket to Ludhiana (Punjab), indicating that he was taking fake notes to the region, police said. Earlier, Ansari's son was also arrested along with FICN in November 11, 2014 and is presently in jail.
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February - 19 
A special NIA court in Hyderabad on February 19 convicted 15 persons in a 2012 case of circulation of huge quantity of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment ranging from four to five years, reports The Times of India. The accused were allegedly running a pan-
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A special NIA court in Hyderabad on February 19 convicted 15 persons in a 2012 case of circulation of huge quantity of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment ranging from four to five years, reports The Times of India. The accused were allegedly running a pan-India FICN racket out of Malda in West Bengal with a client base spread across Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Jharkhand and sought FICN from Pakistan. NIA had registered a case in 2012 following which teams had carried simultaneous raids in West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh to bust the network. Morjen Hossain of Malda, the leader of this network, was arrested and NIA recovered FICN of INR 3.15 million in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500. A total of 25 persons were chargesheeted and 15 of them were convicted by the court of the First Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge-cum-NIA special court. Out of the rest, nine accused were acquitted while one accused is facing the trial in a juvenile court. The court convicted Morjen Hossain along with Mohd Rakib, Rizavul Haque, Manik Shaik, Bablu Sheikh, Mohsin Sheikh and Imran Khan under section 489 B (using as genuine forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment of 5 years. The court also found them guilty under section 489 C of IPC (possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes) and sentenced them to rigorous imprisonment for four years. Among other accused, Mohammed Hussain, Musthafa Ali Buddan, Masood Akhtar Ansari, Mohammed Shafi and Shaik Akram were convicted under section 489 B of IPC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of five years. Of the rest, Mohammed Anwar Sheikh, Sajibul Haque and Janab Hassan were convicted under section 489 C of IPC and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of four years.
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February - 23 
Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on February 23 arrested a Nepal citizen, identified as Sheikh Javed Iqbal alias Ashfaq Ansari along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 2.5 million in Sunali area on Indo-Nepal border in Maharajganj District, reports The Times of India.
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Uttar Pradesh Police’s Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on February 23 arrested a Nepal citizen, identified as Sheikh Javed Iqbal alias Ashfaq Ansari along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 2.5 million in Sunali area on Indo-Nepal border in Maharajganj District, reports The Times of India. The ATS is verifying his links with the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). Police said Ansari used to get FICN through network set up by ISI in Nepal and supplied the same to India. ATS officials said that he is the kingpin of the racket supplying fake currency in various states of the country. "The arrested accused is being interrogated and he has provided vital information," a Police spokesman said.
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February - 24 
The Crime Branch of Gurgaon Police arrested a man, identified as Shakir, a native of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 23000 from a colony near sector 9 in Gurgaon in Haryana, said the Police on February 24, reports The Hans India. Shakir told Police
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The Crime Branch of Gurgaon Police arrested a man, identified as Shakir, a native of Badaun in Uttar Pradesh, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 23000 from a colony near sector 9 in Gurgaon in Haryana, said the Police on February 24, reports The Hans India. Shakir told Police that the fake notes were provided to him by a man in Gurgaon, who introduced himself as Rajesh Kumar from Bihar. Rajesh allegedly convinced Shakir that it was not a tough job to exchange fake notes in metro cities like Gurgaon. Chief of Crime Branch unit-1, Yashwant Singh said that "The share after exchanging the fake currency was supposed to be shared equally between Shakir and Rajesh. Shakir was trying to exchange the fake notes with people at the bus stand."
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February - 25 
Delhi Police claimed to have busted a racket which was allegedly pumping Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the arrest of two men from Old Delhi Railway Station in Delhi and recovery of FICN of the face value of INR 2 million from them on February 25, reports DNA. The Police identified the arres
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Delhi Police claimed to have busted a racket which was allegedly pumping Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the arrest of two men from Old Delhi Railway Station in Delhi and recovery of FICN of the face value of INR 2 million from them on February 25, reports DNA. The Police identified the arrested operatives as Raj Kumar and Omprakash withholding their real identities. According to police, the FICN operatives belong to a well entrenched network which is involved in receiving huge quantities of FICN from across the Indo-Bangladesh border and in its onward distribution amongst various clients spread across north Indian states including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh. The arrested persons were supposed to deliver FICN of the face value of INR 2 million in lieu of INR 7 to 8 lakh. Both the arrested accused, along with several other similar modules, have been working for a long time and have successfully transported a huge amount of FICN for use in the markets of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi and Madhya Pradesh Police said that in its continuing pursuit to contain the menace of high quality FICN being pumped into Indian markets to corrode the Indian economy by agencies of a hostile neighbor, a team of Special Cell has been monitoring various FICN couriers/smugglers operating across the Indo-Bangladesh borders, especially from the notorious Village of Kaliachak in Malda District of West Bengal. These operatives receive directions about the prospective Indian clients of this Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) mandated print of FICN from their handlers based out of Bangladesh. The major Indian market operators of the territories mentioned above keep on requisitioning FICN as per the demands being generated by various local big as well as small business houses.
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February - 27 
Two persons, identified as Sujeet Singh and Gausul Azim were arrested at Bhopal railway station in Madhya Pradesh for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 2.70 lakh, the Crime Branch claimed on February 27, reports Hindustan Times. Both the accused are the residents of West Bengal.
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Two persons, identified as Sujeet Singh and Gausul Azim were arrested at Bhopal railway station in Madhya Pradesh for possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 2.70 lakh, the Crime Branch claimed on February 27, reports Hindustan Times. Both the accused are the residents of West Bengal. D Sreenivasa Varma, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Bhopal zone, said following a tip-off, two persons were detained from the railway station. When Police searched their bags and baggage, fake currency worth INR 2.70 lakh was recovered. “They were given money by one Mantu Sekh, a resident of West Bengal, and asked to hand over to one Zahoor Khan alias Pahalwan. Though, they were not aware that Zahoor has been arrested by the crime branch,” said Varma. The accused were produced in the court on February 27 and remanded to the Police custody till March 3.
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March - 1 
Azamgarh Police arrested one person, identified as Shafiq Ahmed on March 1, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) consignment of INR 1,65,000, from an undisclosed location, reports The Times of India. Further, International gangs involved in pumping FICN in India through Bangladesh and Nepal b
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Azamgarh Police arrested one person, identified as Shafiq Ahmed on March 1, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) consignment of INR 1,65,000, from an undisclosed location, reports The Times of India. Further, International gangs involved in pumping FICN in India through Bangladesh and Nepal borders have increased their activities in the past five months and security agencies say terror angle could not be ruled out. Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) ASP Santosh Singh admitted that between October, 2014 and February, 2015 only, his field unit had handled more than five cases in which FICN of INR 16,50,000 value had been seized.
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March - 2 
On March 2, acting on a tip off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested one person, identified as Chandrasekhar Jaiswal and uncovered a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, reports dnaindia.com. The STF seized FICN with face value of over INR 100 million from Jaiswal. “We n
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On March 2, acting on a tip off, the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police arrested one person, identified as Chandrasekhar Jaiswal and uncovered a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, reports dnaindia.com. The STF seized FICN with face value of over INR 100 million from Jaiswal. “We nabbed Jaiswal from central Kolkata and seized as many as 200 fake notes of Rs 1000 from his personal possession. We carried out raids at two locations – CIT Road at Manicktala and Domjur and seized 450 gunny bags containing scraps of Indian currency notes from his godown at Domjur...From his residence at Manicktala, we seized fake currency notes, industrial equipment, chemicals, stamps and cheques. We also seized 20 4G internet dongles and unused SIM cards purchased from Kolkata,” said Deputy Commissioner, STF, Amit Javalgi. “We are trying to explore all the other angles of this racket – including links to terrorist outfits. We have also contacted other Central investigating agencies to find out if the fake currency was channelised outside the country,” added Javalgi.
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March - 2 
On March 2, four persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 28,900 in Rayagada District, reports Business Standard. According to Police, the four were arrested for involvement in an inter-state FICN racket. The four belonged to - Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Chhatti
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On March 2, four persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 28,900 in Rayagada District, reports Business Standard. According to Police, the four were arrested for involvement in an inter-state FICN racket. The four belonged to - Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh - and were making transactions in the District while trading in cattle, cotton and paddy, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Y Jagannath Rao said. On a tip off, Police raided their places and seized FICN besides a colour printer, colour cartridges and mobile phones, Rao added. Rao said a syndicate was suspected to have been involved in the inter-state racket and people from Odisha were suspected to be in the racket.
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March - 3 
The discovery of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) production unit in Kolkata (West Bengal) has sent alarm bells ringing in the security establishment, The Times of India reports on March 4. Housed in a three-storeyed residential building, at Kankurgachi area of the city the racket is suspected to
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The discovery of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) production unit in Kolkata (West Bengal) has sent alarm bells ringing in the security establishment, The Times of India reports on March 4. Housed in a three-storeyed residential building, at Kankurgachi area of the city the racket is suspected to have been in operation for nearly five years. Police have sought help from all central agencies, including National Investigation Agency (NIA). The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have also been alerted. "If they are manufacturing foreign currencies, it is obvious they have ready buyers. Besides, they would need raw material and dices to replicate foreign currencies. It is obvious the gang was operating in close coordination with an international racket. We cannot move forward with the probe unless we get proper assistance from central agencies," a Police officer said.
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March - 3 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 3 dismissed the bail petition of Aboobacker Haji alias Masthigooda Aboobacker, the fourth accused in the Taliparamba (Kannur District of Kerala) Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker Haji is the kingpi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court on March 3 dismissed the bail petition of Aboobacker Haji alias Masthigooda Aboobacker, the fourth accused in the Taliparamba (Kannur District of Kerala) Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports Indian Express. Aboobacker Haji is the kingpin behind the Gulf-based counterfeit currency racket which has been operating with the assistance of Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter-services Intelligence (ISI) and close aides of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. V.P. Pradeep Kumar, Kamal Ummer alias Kamal Haji, M.P. Ashish and Aboobacker Haji are the other accused in the case.
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March - 5 
On March 5, a woman was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 22,000 while trying to deposit them in the branch of Bank of Maharashtra in Sambalpur District. She has been identified as Anita Sharma (50) of Hatpada area in Sambalpur city.
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On March 5, a woman was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 22,000 while trying to deposit them in the branch of Bank of Maharashtra in Sambalpur District. She has been identified as Anita Sharma (50) of Hatpada area in Sambalpur city.
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March - 6 
A Delhi-based estate agent, Dinesh Singh alias Megh Singh who is believed to be a key link with FICN racket was arrested on March 6 by the Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) in Mumbai, reports The Times of India.
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A Delhi-based estate agent, Dinesh Singh alias Megh Singh who is believed to be a key link with FICN racket was arrested on March 6 by the Central Intelligence Unit (CIU) in Mumbai, reports The Times of India.
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March - 6 
A man was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 9,000 at Haridwar road in Dehradun on March 6, reports The Times of India. During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused Gunjan Kumar is a resident of Begusarai in Bihar. "The accused was on his way to supply the amoun
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A man was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 9,000 at Haridwar road in Dehradun on March 6, reports The Times of India. During interrogation, it was revealed that the accused Gunjan Kumar is a resident of Begusarai in Bihar. "The accused was on his way to supply the amount to a client when he was apprehended," said Police Official, S S Bisht.
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March - 11 
The intelligence and security agencies have intensified vigilance in the banks located along the Indo-Nepal border after a huge cache of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) was recovered from two persons, who were trying to deposit the amount in Indian banks, India Today reports on March 12. Following
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The intelligence and security agencies have intensified vigilance in the banks located along the Indo-Nepal border after a huge cache of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) was recovered from two persons, who were trying to deposit the amount in Indian banks, India Today reports on March 12. Following the Centre's guidelines, the Uttar Pradesh government has formed a state committee under the director general of police and district committees under the district magistrates to curb the menace. "It is tough to keep a watch on small transactions. But we have asked the banks to update us on a day-to-day basis about any bulk transaction in their branches near the border areas. We have also given strict instructions to the district committees to keep the name of any informer a secret. The intelligence agencies have been asked to interrogate any person carrying one or two counterfeit notes but not to harass them as they may be victims. It is no secret that actual culprits form their own networks and prefer bulk transactions", said an officer. The Police have been asked to immediately probe such cases after registering an FIR. "We have succeeded in apprehending major players and checked such transactions to a large extent", Sujeet Pandey, Inspector General (IG) of Special Task Force, added.
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March - 14 
It may be even more difficult to identify a genuine INR 500 note from a fake one as the currency being smuggled into India by inimical agencies is now a closer imitation of the original, Delhi Police have cautioned, The Times of India reports on March 15. Officers of the Delhi Police Special Cell po
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It may be even more difficult to identify a genuine INR 500 note from a fake one as the currency being smuggled into India by inimical agencies is now a closer imitation of the original, Delhi Police have cautioned, The Times of India reports on March 15. Officers of the Delhi Police Special Cell point to the role of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agency in pushing through notes which have a greater resemblance to India's high denomination INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes. The officers said that they have been noticing for the past few months that differences between genuine and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) were reducing and that around five such differences have actually disappeared. "The paper being used to make the fake notes is now more similar. The stiffness is almost the same. The security thread (in the right half) on fake notes also resembles that on the genuine currency. The watermark (the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in light and shade) has also been nearly matched," an officer, stated. "The ISI has developed high quality FICN and is pumping these into India with the help of several syndicates. These notes are similar to the genuine ones and it is not easy for the common man to detect them, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Yadav said. Intelligence agencies are worried that despite some traditional routes of FICN smuggling being neutralized, the flow of counterfeit currency has not slowed.
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March - 14 
Troops of the Border Security Force's (BSF) 20 Battalion on March 14 apprehended a smuggler, identified as Saddam Hussain (20), from the Daulatpur Border Outpost (BOP) area in Malda District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 1,000,000, reports The Times of India. The smuggler and t
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Troops of the Border Security Force's (BSF) 20 Battalion on March 14 apprehended a smuggler, identified as Saddam Hussain (20), from the Daulatpur Border Outpost (BOP) area in Malda District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 1,000,000, reports The Times of India. The smuggler and the FICN have been handed over to the Police. So far, BSF's South Bengal Frontier seized FICN of face value of more than INR 36,81,500 and apprehended five smugglers in the year 2015.
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March - 15 
Two persons, identified as Tosifkul Shekharchand Sheikh and Rajibul Alloudin Shaikh were arrested from Sayajigunj locality in Vadodara on March 15 for allegedly circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 278,000, reports Business Standard. Both of them hail from Malda Di
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Two persons, identified as Tosifkul Shekharchand Sheikh and Rajibul Alloudin Shaikh were arrested from Sayajigunj locality in Vadodara on March 15 for allegedly circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 278,000, reports Business Standard. Both of them hail from Malda District of West Bengal, were found in possession of fake currency in denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500, said H B Vora, Police Inspector (Special Operation Group). Police also recovered genuine currency worth INR 82,000 and mobile phones from the duo. They have confessed to having collected INR 82,000 by circulating FICN in Vadodara. It was revealed that the duo used to target shops in crowded areas where shopkeepers do not have time to verify the notes provided to them.
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March - 16 
On March 16, a woman identified as Reshma Rajesh Bharat who allegedly circulated Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) was arrested in Thane, reports Business Standard. Senior Police Inspector S R Shivarkar of the Dombivili Police Station said that she had been charged under Section 489(B) of the Indian
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On March 16, a woman identified as Reshma Rajesh Bharat who allegedly circulated Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) was arrested in Thane, reports Business Standard. Senior Police Inspector S R Shivarkar of the Dombivili Police Station said that she had been charged under Section 489(B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Police is probing if any more people are involved in the racket.
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March - 19 
On March 19, three persons, identified as Khider Mohammed, Sundara Raj and Balasubramaniam were arrested by Police at Sukrawarpetta in Town Hall in Coimbatore along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), worth INR 14,000, reports New Indian Express. All three men were booked under sections 489B (usi
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On March 19, three persons, identified as Khider Mohammed, Sundara Raj and Balasubramaniam were arrested by Police at Sukrawarpetta in Town Hall in Coimbatore along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), worth INR 14,000, reports New Indian Express. All three men were booked under sections 489B (using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes), 489C (possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes) among others of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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March - 19 
The Bombay high court on March 19 upheld a judgment of the Pune sessions court that convicted three persons from West Bengal for possession of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 25,000, reports The Times of India. Manirul Maulavi Mustafa, Ansar Bashir Husein and Kamaluddin Arsad Ali were arr
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The Bombay high court on March 19 upheld a judgment of the Pune sessions court that convicted three persons from West Bengal for possession of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 25,000, reports The Times of India. Manirul Maulavi Mustafa, Ansar Bashir Husein and Kamaluddin Arsad Ali were arrested by the Samarth Police from Shiralsheth chowk in Rasta Peth in Pune, Maharashtra on July 31, 2011. They had moved a criminal appeal against their conviction and sentences of six years' rigorous imprisonment.
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March - 21 
On March 21, one person, identified as Babla Kamalpur was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 400,000 from Maheshmati area of Malda District, reports Zee News. The man is suspected to be a carrier and investigations are on, they added. Malda District has emerged as a major tr
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On March 21, one person, identified as Babla Kamalpur was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of INR 400,000 from Maheshmati area of Malda District, reports Zee News. The man is suspected to be a carrier and investigations are on, they added. Malda District has emerged as a major transit route for FICN brought from Bangladesh and Nepal and then circulated across the country.
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March - 23 
On March 23, Police arrested five residents of Bhavnagar, identified as Mahendrasinh Gohil (31), Kava Mer (42), Laxman Gohil (45), Raju Dodiya (35) and Bhupat Zapadia (42), along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) near GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) in Bharatnagar area of Rajko
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On March 23, Police arrested five residents of Bhavnagar, identified as Mahendrasinh Gohil (31), Kava Mer (42), Laxman Gohil (45), Raju Dodiya (35) and Bhupat Zapadia (42), along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) near GIDC (Gujarat Industrial Development Corporation) in Bharatnagar area of Rajkot, reports The Times of India. "We got information that Mahendrasinh, Kava, Laxman and Raju are going to meet Zapadia to get fake currency notes on Monday afternoon near GIDC in Bharatnagar. As soon as they exchanged some material, we detained them and found four bundles of currency notes from their bag. There were 385 notes of Rs 500 denomination each. Moreover, the serial number was same on all the currency notes (7lk 455574 and 7lk 555570)'' said an unnamed official. Special Operations Group (SOG) officials said that Zapadiya printed FICN by scanning genuine currency notes and used the photoshop software to make them look genuine. Police seized various items like scanner, printer and other items. Police is also investigating since how long had they been involved in this activity and how many notes have already been circulated.
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March - 24 
Police on March 24 arrested five persons along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 4,68,000 in Chandrayangutta area of Hyderabad, reports Business Standard. The accused identified as Mohammad Ismail of West Bengal, Mohammad Irfan, S K Azam, Mohammad Haneef and Gulam Rasool; belonging to
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Police on March 24 arrested five persons along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 4,68,000 in Chandrayangutta area of Hyderabad, reports Business Standard. The accused identified as Mohammad Ismail of West Bengal, Mohammad Irfan, S K Azam, Mohammad Haneef and Gulam Rasool; belonging to different areas of Hyderabad, allegedly indulged in procuring and exchanging FICN, Police said. "About five months back, one counterfeit currency supplier Pyara Mohammed alias Pappu, also from West Bengal, came in Ismail's contact and offered him help in circulation of high quality fake currency," Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) of Police N Koti Reddy said. "Ismail agreed on his proposal and accordingly two months back Pyara Mohammed handed over fake currency with face value of Rs 5 lakh to him for circulation, which was done successfully along with the help of others. Again, about one week back, Mohammed handed over counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 8 lakh to Ismail," Reddy added. The fake currency is suspected to have been printed in Malda District of West Bengal and sent to Hyderabad through Ismail for circulation.
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March - 25 
Four Persons, who tried to exchange more than four million Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) for United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirhams (currency of the UAE), have been sentenced to a year in jail and fined AED 50,000 each in Dubai, reports The National on March 26. All four including two Pakistan natio
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Four Persons, who tried to exchange more than four million Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) for United Arab Emirates (UAE) dirhams (currency of the UAE), have been sentenced to a year in jail and fined AED 50,000 each in Dubai, reports The National on March 26. All four including two Pakistan nationals were convicted of possessing INR 4.73 million with the intent to sell.
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March - 25 
Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested a key peddler of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), identified as Shahjahan Sheikh alias Tunnu (35) from Kaliachak village of Malda District on March 25, reports Business Standard. "In the last three years alone, his name had featured as the main supplier in at l
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Special Cell of Delhi Police arrested a key peddler of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), identified as Shahjahan Sheikh alias Tunnu (35) from Kaliachak village of Malda District on March 25, reports Business Standard. "In the last three years alone, his name had featured as the main supplier in at least 11 cases of FICN recoveries made by us. He was running a wide ranging network of FICN peddlers and the footprints of his trade were spread as far as Gujarat and Maharashtra where he has been found involved in cases of FICN circulation," said Special Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) S N Shrivastava. He was directly in contact with people in Chapai Nawabganj, Bangladesh near Rajashahi area of Bangladesh where Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents have set up a clandestine market where good quality FICN printed in Pakistan can be obtained in huge quantity by paying for it in original Bangladeshi currency, he added. According to Police, FICN was being obtained by him at about 25 per cent of its face value in Bangladesh and was being sold to down the chain retailers at about 40-45 per cent of the face value. "His long periods of illegal activities got him many friends and contacts which were later to become the conduits in his trade of FICN peddling. He took to the business of FICN peddling, which was being practiced in his native village like a cottage industry," Shrivastava added.
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March - 26 
Police arrested a six member gang involved in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket from an undisclosed location in Chennai along with FICN worth INR 311,000, Business Standard reports on March 27. Police said. They were later remanded to judicial custody.
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Police arrested a six member gang involved in Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) racket from an undisclosed location in Chennai along with FICN worth INR 311,000, Business Standard reports on March 27. Police said. They were later remanded to judicial custody.
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March - 28 
The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Bhavnagar Police arrested Swami Akshar Prakashdas of the Swaminarayan sect's Gurukul in Dhasa village of Bhavnagar District on March 28 for his alleged connection to a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket, reports The Times of India. Police have also detaine
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The Special Operations Group (SOG) of Bhavnagar Police arrested Swami Akshar Prakashdas of the Swaminarayan sect's Gurukul in Dhasa village of Bhavnagar District on March 28 for his alleged connection to a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket, reports The Times of India. Police have also detained Chandu Patel an alleged middle man in the racket. Prakashdas was booked under various provisions of section 489 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) that deal with FICN. Police sources said the Swami's name cropped up during the questioning of the five accused held earlier in FICN racket that was busted last week in Bhavnagar. "During their questioning, the accused told us that they had given INR 3,00,000 in FICN to Akshar Prakashdas in exchange for INR 1,50,000 genuine notes," said a Police official. Sources said that the Swami told Police he had given back INR 1,50,000 FICN to the accused as he was scared of circulating them. He had allegedly burnt the rest after he learnt of their arrest.
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March - 30 
A person, identified as Rashid was arrested on March 30 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 23,000 in Buladshahar, reports Business Standard. He has confessed that he brought FICN from Sambhal District in Uttar Pradesh and was involved in the trade for the past 2 years
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A person, identified as Rashid was arrested on March 30 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 23,000 in Buladshahar, reports Business Standard. He has confessed that he brought FICN from Sambhal District in Uttar Pradesh and was involved in the trade for the past 2 years, Tiwari said. A case in this connection has been registered against him, and a manhunt has been launched to trace his accomplice Anwar, who hails from Sambal.
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March - 31 
Police arrested six persons identified as as Afroz, Sabeer Ali, Masood, Aseefulla Khan, Maheeb Ulla Khan and Syed Asifalong with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 9,00,000 from KG Halli in Bangalore, Bangalore Mirror reports on April 1. The arrested allegedly told the Police
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Police arrested six persons identified as as Afroz, Sabeer Ali, Masood, Aseefulla Khan, Maheeb Ulla Khan and Syed Asifalong with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 9,00,000 from KG Halli in Bangalore, Bangalore Mirror reports on April 1. The arrested allegedly told the Police that the FICN are manufactured in Pakistan and imported to India to be disposed of in the market. They are associates of Ishaq and Shanavaz who are lodged in Calcutta jail in West Bengal. The arrested along with a few others who are large including Aju, Aful, Muneer alias Maamu and others are said to be in touch with the duo in jail. Based on their directions, they allegedly bring FICN and dispose of them in exchange for genuine currency.
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April - 1 
Police on April 1 arrested one person, identified as Sheikh Hussain along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 4,000 from sector 8 in Faridabad in Haryana, reports Zee News. A Police spokesperson said that Hussain used to print FICN in denomination of INR 100 and made transactions in
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Police on April 1 arrested one person, identified as Sheikh Hussain along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 4,000 from sector 8 in Faridabad in Haryana, reports Zee News. A Police spokesperson said that Hussain used to print FICN in denomination of INR 100 and made transactions in local market. A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against him, he said, adding that he is being interrogated.
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April - 7 
One person, identified as Fazul Rahman was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 45,500 at Medna village under Sadar Police Station of Garwah District on April 7, reports Business Standard. Rahman is a resident of Malda District in adjoining West Bengal. The f
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One person, identified as Fazul Rahman was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 45,500 at Medna village under Sadar Police Station of Garwah District on April 7, reports Business Standard. Rahman is a resident of Malda District in adjoining West Bengal. The fake currency gang with which Rahman was associated probably has link with Chennai in Tamil Nadu.
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April - 14 
Four persons, hailing from West Bengal, were on April 14, arrested from an undisclosed location in Chennai along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) INR 53,500, reports Business Standard. Giving details, Police said one Saleem Sheikh was held and on his information three others -- Ropan Ali, Raf
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Four persons, hailing from West Bengal, were on April 14, arrested from an undisclosed location in Chennai along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) INR 53,500, reports Business Standard. Giving details, Police said one Saleem Sheikh was held and on his information three others -- Ropan Ali, Rafool Sheikh and Mithu Sheikh were later arrested. The arrests were made following a complaint by a shop owner at Pallikaranai, who alleged that Sheikh had given a fake INR 500 note for a mobile recharge, a city Police release said. The head of the gang, Samjad Sheikh is however absconding.
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April - 14 
On April 14, a man, identified as Ibrahim Shaikh hailing from Malda District in West Bengal was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 in Pune, reports The Hindu. The arrest of Shaikh, on a tip-off, is expected to yield clues on the racket operating ac
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On April 14, a man, identified as Ibrahim Shaikh hailing from Malda District in West Bengal was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 in Pune, reports The Hindu. The arrest of Shaikh, on a tip-off, is expected to yield clues on the racket operating across the India-Bangladesh border, Police said. The accused has been booked under Section 489 (b) (c) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). The Police said Shaikh had revealed he had been circulating FICN in Pune for the past five years.
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April - 15 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on April 15 seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 1.6 million from Daulatpur locality of Kaliachak area along Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District of West Bengal, reports Business Standard. While patrolling in Daulatpur locality, BSF perso
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on April 15 seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 1.6 million from Daulatpur locality of Kaliachak area along Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District of West Bengal, reports Business Standard. While patrolling in Daulatpur locality, BSF personnel found two bags lying near the barbed wire fencing, Additional Superintendent of Police, Abhishek Modi said. The counterfeit notes were in the two bags. While 1,200 notes were in the denomination of Rs 1,000, 800 notes were in the denomination of Rs 500. The BSF handed over the fake notes to the Police later, Modi said, adding, there was no arrest. The bags were probably thrown to this side of the fencing from Bangladesh to be collected by local agents, but somehow that was not done, Police officials said.
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April - 15 
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police on April 15 arrested a gang of three men, identified as Shameer, Syed Aun Razi and Meer Abdul Muttalib involved in an international Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Viveknagar area of Bangalore, reports New Indian Express. Police also seized counterfei
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The Central Crime Branch (CCB) Police on April 15 arrested a gang of three men, identified as Shameer, Syed Aun Razi and Meer Abdul Muttalib involved in an international Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Viveknagar area of Bangalore, reports New Indian Express. Police also seized counterfeit currency worth INR 11,50,000 from them. “We suspect the notes were printed in Pakistan and brought to India through Thailand. An international gang is behind this. We will also share the information with national agencies like CISF and Customs officials to keep an eye on these illegal activities,” Police Commissioner M N Reddi said.
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April - 18 
On April 18, a sharpshooter, identified as Jaan Usman Khan, wanted in several cases ranging from extortion to smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and allegedly associated with jailed underworld don Abu Salem, was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch, reports The Hindu. “On April 18, inf
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On April 18, a sharpshooter, identified as Jaan Usman Khan, wanted in several cases ranging from extortion to smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and allegedly associated with jailed underworld don Abu Salem, was arrested by the Delhi Police Crime Branch, reports The Hindu. “On April 18, information was received at the Eastern Range of the Crime Branch that Khan would come to the Interstate Bus Terminal at Kashmere Gate to meet some of his associates. Our team, led by additional CP Ashok Chand, apprehended him. A country-made pistol and three live cartridges were recovered from his possession,” Ravindra Yadav, Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) said.
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April - 20 
Acting on a tip off Police on April 20 raided Ratua Bazaar area in Malda District and arrested a man on charge of carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports echoofindia.com. A Police official said FICN with face value INR 50,000 and a country made hand gun was confiscated from that man. The
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Acting on a tip off Police on April 20 raided Ratua Bazaar area in Malda District and arrested a man on charge of carrying Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports echoofindia.com. A Police official said FICN with face value INR 50,000 and a country made hand gun was confiscated from that man. The person is a resident of Chapmoni area in Ratua of Malda. “An inter-border counterfeit currency racket is operating in the area for a long time. We expect the arrest will help us to chalk out the whereabouts and the working method of the racket,” stated a Police official.
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April - 21 
Pakistan's links to a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket has been exposed with the arrest of a Bangladeshi national, identified as Mohammad Sajjad Hossain at Dhaka airport in Bangladesh on April 9 with FICN worth of INR 25 million, reports IBN Live on April 21. Mohammad Sajjad Hossain was arres
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Pakistan's links to a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket has been exposed with the arrest of a Bangladeshi national, identified as Mohammad Sajjad Hossain at Dhaka airport in Bangladesh on April 9 with FICN worth of INR 25 million, reports IBN Live on April 21. Mohammad Sajjad Hossain was arrested when he was on a flight from Doha (Qatar) to Dhaka. The probe by Bangladeshi authority shows he travelled from Karachi (Pakistan) to Doha and boarded the flight for Dhaka after a three hour stopover. Hossain is a frequent visitor to Pakistan and he visited Karachi few days after getting a new passport. The probe also shows that Pakistan High Commission had issued him visa a number of times before this. The role of Qatar Airways Dhaka station manager, identified as Mohammed Jamal in this case is also being probed. Report said that the FICN generally finds its way to India primarily through Bangladesh and Nepal. The modus operandi involves the smugglers collecting FICN from Pakistan and then travelling to Dubai, Doha or some other place in the Gulf region. From there they travel to either Bangladesh or Nepal and then enter India. The border with Bangladesh is very porous and there is a lot of movement of people between the two countries. FICN smugglers wait for an appropriate moment and then enter India from Bangladesh and then travel to different Indian cities to meet their contacts and distribute the notes which then find their way into circulation.
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April - 22 
Jogeshwari Police on April 22 arrested two persons, including a Nepali national along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and the materials used to produce them at their residence in a Meghwadi slum in Jogeshwari East (a western suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra), reports The Asian Age. The two ac
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Jogeshwari Police on April 22 arrested two persons, including a Nepali national along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and the materials used to produce them at their residence in a Meghwadi slum in Jogeshwari East (a western suburb of Mumbai in Maharashtra), reports The Asian Age. The two accused are Marshal Posco Lobo and Bhim Bahadur Mashriangi, a Nepali national who has been in India since 2002, was using an alias Ravi Kumbhsingh and had claimed that he was an Indian. According to the Police, the two were arrested up from Guffa Road near the Jain temple in Jogeshwari East in the early hours of April 22. While the Police were patrolling the area, the duo raised suspicions and was asked to stop. Their carry bag was checked and FICNs about INR 1.3 lakh was found. The next day (April 23), their house in Meghwadi was raided and FICN worth of INR 4 lakh was recovered. Police inspector (Crime), Sudhir Mahadik said, “We have seized 211 paper sheets having 100 denomination printed on them. We have gained custody of the duo till April 27 for further investigation.” “The notes look real. Except for Mahatma Gandhi’s watermark and the microlettering, the other features are there on it,” Sub Inspector (SI) Anand Pawar said. The mastermind behind the counterfeit currency operation, Mashriangi used a computer, laptop, colour printer and a yellow solution to produce the notes. He had learnt the technique from another person.
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April - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in collaboration with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), is now trying to figure out the total volume of the Fake India Currency Notes (FICN) in the country, Hindustan Times reports on April 23. “At the moment, the data on total FICN in circulation in th
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), in collaboration with the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), is now trying to figure out the total volume of the Fake India Currency Notes (FICN) in the country, Hindustan Times reports on April 23. “At the moment, the data on total FICN in circulation in the Indian economy varies from Rs 1,500 crore to Rs 5,000 crore depending on the agency projecting it. FICNs undermine the economic security of the country and are also a way to fund terror activities, so it was necessary to arrive at a common figure after a scientific analysis of the data collected by different agencies,” said an official of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). The government made the NIA the nodal agency to conduct the study in partnership with the ISI on November 3, 2014. “It was a 14-week study but took a little longer due to vast amount of data collected from all stakeholders: the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), Central Economic Intelligence Bureau, CBI and others, to complete the study. It is now in the final stages,” added the official. Every year, FICNs of value between INR 150 million and INR 25 million are recovered countrywide. The RBI too has data on FICNs as Police reports are registered only when four or more FICN are recovered. “The FICNs in circulation in India are of very high quality and only a sovereign state can have the capability to get that kind of paper, ink or printing process. Even FICNs recovered in Cambodia or Thailand or Malaysia have been found with Pakistan links as most couriers were Pakistanis,” said an NIA official. The new study now will reconcile data of all agencies to come to figure on the basis of a mathematical formula. The study will also suggest ways and means to fill gaps in data collection as well, said sources.
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April - 23 
Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 13,300 were deposited in the State Bank of India (SBI), Marketyard branch in Pune, between June 2013 and November 27, 2014, The Times of India reports on April 24. The incident came to light after the bank's cash officer Suryakant Bhalerao (59), a resident
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Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 13,300 were deposited in the State Bank of India (SBI), Marketyard branch in Pune, between June 2013 and November 27, 2014, The Times of India reports on April 24. The incident came to light after the bank's cash officer Suryakant Bhalerao (59), a resident of Hadapsar, registered a complaint under section 489 (b) (using fake notes as genuine) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). Senior Inspector Deepak Nikam, in-charge of the Swargate Police Station, on April 24(RBI) said that as per the Reserve Bank of India norms, the bank can register a first information report (FIR) against unidentified men if five or more fake currency notes are deposited in its account.
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April - 23 
One person, identified as Babbar Ali, was arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) bearing the face value of nearly INR 5, 50,000 on April 23, reports webindia123.com. The seizure was made during a joint operation by the Border Security Force (BSF)
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One person, identified as Babbar Ali, was arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) bearing the face value of nearly INR 5, 50,000 on April 23, reports webindia123.com. The seizure was made during a joint operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) near the Farakka Barrage.
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April - 26 
The Bharuch Police in Gujarat arrested five persons, identified as Shivkumar Mishra (45), Natwar Ravat (36), Hajratali Saiyad (42), Nazir Chauhan (51) and Jyoti Goms (31) along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 6.661 million, reports Press Trust of India. Based on a tip-
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The Bharuch Police in Gujarat arrested five persons, identified as Shivkumar Mishra (45), Natwar Ravat (36), Hajratali Saiyad (42), Nazir Chauhan (51) and Jyoti Goms (31) along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 6.661 million, reports Press Trust of India. Based on a tip-off, local Crime Branch officials arrested five persons from Rundh village of Jhagadia tehsil (local administrative division) in of Bharuch District on April 26 evening and seized FICN worth INR 6.572 million. Later on April 27 Police recovered another FICN worth INR 89,000 from the house of the main accused. Police said that Mishra, an electrician with a private firm, had started printing currency notes at his Bharuch house, "Mishra and two of his accomplices printed these notes and contacted Saiyad, who agreed to buy them. Jyoti is an accomplice of Saiyad. When all of them were busy making the transaction in an open field in Rundh village yesterday (April 26), we nabbed them," said inspector V R Malhotra. The currency notes were mainly of the Rs 1,000 denomination. "We also seized printer, scanner, dye plates, paper cutter and injection syringes," Malhotra added.
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April - 29 
A joint team of Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) Delhi and Jabalpur unit on April 29 arrested two persons from Satna railway station in Madhya Pradesh and seized a superfine quality of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,049,000 from their possession, reports The Time
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A joint team of Central Bureau of Investigation's (CBI) Delhi and Jabalpur unit on April 29 arrested two persons from Satna railway station in Madhya Pradesh and seized a superfine quality of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,049,000 from their possession, reports The Times of India. The accused have been identified as Bablu of Malda District in West Bengal and Rajeev Gupta of Satna. A case was registered u/s 120B r/w 489B and 489C of Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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April - 29 
On April 29, a person identified as Dharmendra Gupta, was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) by Shashtra Seema Bal (SSB) at Indo-Nepal border in Balrampur District of Uttar Pradesh (UP), reports Business Standard. The FICNs were being smuggled from Nepal, Station Officer, Pachperw
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On April 29, a person identified as Dharmendra Gupta, was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) by Shashtra Seema Bal (SSB) at Indo-Nepal border in Balrampur District of Uttar Pradesh (UP), reports Business Standard. The FICNs were being smuggled from Nepal, Station Officer, Pachperwa Police Station, Afsar Parvez said.
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May - 7 
Border Security Force (BSF) on May 7 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value of INR 64, 65,000 from Daulatpur village under Baishnab Nagar Police Station near Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda District. The person from whom the notes were seized was being interrogated and
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Border Security Force (BSF) on May 7 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value of INR 64, 65,000 from Daulatpur village under Baishnab Nagar Police Station near Indo-Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda District. The person from whom the notes were seized was being interrogated and he, along with the seized notes, would be handed over to the Police, said BSF (Malda sector) Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Arjun Singh Rathor said.
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May - 11 
One person, identified as Mohammad Taz was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 1, 30,000 on May 11 in Hazaribagh, reports Business Standard. Mohammad Taz, hails from Asansol in West Bengal, and is a tailor by profession. According to Police he got the fake
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One person, identified as Mohammad Taz was arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 1, 30,000 on May 11 in Hazaribagh, reports Business Standard. Mohammad Taz, hails from Asansol in West Bengal, and is a tailor by profession. According to Police he got the fake notes from one Bablu Khan of Bardhaman in West Bengal and came here to exchange them with a man in lieu of original notes of INR 55,000.
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May - 12 
Troops of South Bengal Frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) on May 12 apprehended two inter-state smugglers, identified as Sunesh Sharma and Rajan Chopera from West Bengal's Malda District and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 9,00,000, reports Business Standard.
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Troops of South Bengal Frontier of Border Security Force (BSF) on May 12 apprehended two inter-state smugglers, identified as Sunesh Sharma and Rajan Chopera from West Bengal's Malda District and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having a face value of INR 9,00,000, reports Business Standard. The two racketeers were apprehended in a special joint operation by BSF and Malda Police following information received by the border guard's intelligence branch that a consignment of FICN was moving from Malda to Farakka. The BSF and Police then positioned themselves at three check points to apprehend the racketeers, intercepted a car with Punjab registration and detained the two suspects, it said. On searching the car, a plastic bag containing FICN of face value of INR 9,00,000 were seized and the duo were arrested.
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May - 15 
Police on May 15 arrested one person, identified as Jogendranath Behera on the charges of circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Bhubaneswar, reports New Indian Express. Behera, was arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by one, Kalpana Samal who had received four FICN of thousand rupe
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Police on May 15 arrested one person, identified as Jogendranath Behera on the charges of circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Bhubaneswar, reports New Indian Express. Behera, was arrested on the basis of a complaint lodged by one, Kalpana Samal who had received four FICN of thousand rupees denomination from him. Apart from the four notes deposited by Samal, Police have seized 58 similar currency notes from the accused’s possession. A case has been registered and Behera was produced in a court and sent to judicial custody.
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May - 16 
Delhi Police on May 16 busted a gang circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the national capital (New Delhi), by arresting two persons identified as Pankaj alias Sonu (25) and Jai Prakash (22) along with FICN having face value of more than INR 6 lakh from their possession, reports Press T
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Delhi Police on May 16 busted a gang circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the national capital (New Delhi), by arresting two persons identified as Pankaj alias Sonu (25) and Jai Prakash (22) along with FICN having face value of more than INR 6 lakh from their possession, reports Press Trust of India. North East District Police, following a tip off, arrested Jai Prakash along with two counterfeit notes of denomination of INR 500 and INR 1,000. Based on his revelation, Police arrested Pankaj along with a bag containing FICNs in Vijay Nagar in Ghaziabad. “Seven bundles of denomination of Rs 500 and three bundles of Rs 1,000 FICN were recovered from this bag," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) (North East) Veenu Bansal. During interrogation, the duo revealed that while working in Noida, Pankaj came in contact with some persons who offered to circulate FICN in the markets with a good margin. "Pankaj obtained some FICN from them which he successfully used in the market of Aligarh with the help of his childhood friend Jai Prakash.
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May - 24 
Bihar Police on May 24 arrested two persons, identified as Shailendra Kumar and Sudarshan Mishra from Pandarak Bazar under the Pandarak Police station area in Patna District for printing and dealing in Fake Indian currency Notes (FICNs), reports nyoooz.com. According to the Police, FICN of INR 100 d
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Bihar Police on May 24 arrested two persons, identified as Shailendra Kumar and Sudarshan Mishra from Pandarak Bazar under the Pandarak Police station area in Patna District for printing and dealing in Fake Indian currency Notes (FICNs), reports nyoooz.com. According to the Police, FICN of INR 100 denomination of the face value of INR 2 lakh, a colour printer and a laptop were recovered from the spot.
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May - 24 
Suspecting Pakistan's role in the recent supply of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) printed on the same paper as the Pakistani Rupee, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week initiated a full blown investigation into a cross-border network of smugglers who work for Inter-Servi
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Suspecting Pakistan's role in the recent supply of high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) printed on the same paper as the Pakistani Rupee, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) last week initiated a full blown investigation into a cross-border network of smugglers who work for Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The Times of India on May 25. Earlier this year, Delhi Police's Special Cell busted a FICN syndicate with the arrest of kingpin Shahjahan Sheikh alias Tunnu from Malda District of West Bengal along with his two associates and recovered FICN worth of INR 2 million. It is suspected that the gang worked for men sitting in Pakistan and ISI directly facilitates their operation of smuggling FICN to Bangladesh and then to Indian states via Indo-Bangla border. According to officials, Shahjahan was allegedly receiving FICNs from major Bangladesh-based suppliers of FICN, Maidul and Janarul and also had direct access to the entrenched contraband markets of Kaisar Haat in Chapai Nawabganj District in Bangladesh, where ISI agents have set up a clandestine bazaar from where FICN can be obtained in huge quantity by paying for it in original Bangladeshi currency. After obtaining FICNs from Kaiser Haat, Shahjahan used an extensive network of cross-border smugglers to get the same transported to his native village from where, it again used to pass through chains of conduits before reaching the intended buyers spread over National Capital Region (NCR), Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Gujarat and other Indian territories. Sources also said that the fake currency has been printed on same paper as Pakistani Rupee. NIA has already in the past established through its probes Pakistan's complicity in printing Indian currency notes with precision, which is destabilizing the economy. NIA had found with the help of a committee of experts from the Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India that the FICNs showed most of the pivotal parameters of the paper, such as GSM (paper density measured in grammes per square metre), wax pick quotient, poly vinyl alcohol, and PH value, matching with Pakistani Rupee. It had also said that the process of printing and paper making was also the same.
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May - 25 
On May 25, a special investigation team of Police arrested two persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 21,00,000 in Perinthalmanna town of Malappuram District, reports The Times of India. The arrested are identified as K K Krishnakumar and David Sam. According to
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On May 25, a special investigation team of Police arrested two persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 21,00,000 in Perinthalmanna town of Malappuram District, reports The Times of India. The arrested are identified as K K Krishnakumar and David Sam. According to Police, the accused are active in smuggling and fake currency rackets based n Bangalore (Karnataka) and they collect the currencies from a Chennai based Malayali, who was arrested earlier by Kerala police. Police also said that the search for the agents and distributors functioning under the gang has already started and they would be arrested soon.
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May - 31 
Commissionerate Police on May 31 arrested three persons including a mother-son duo along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 2300 in Cuttack in Odisha, reports The New Indian Express. Police raided the house of one Muna Bahadur at Ranihat Settlement Colony under Malgodown Police limi
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Commissionerate Police on May 31 arrested three persons including a mother-son duo along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 2300 in Cuttack in Odisha, reports The New Indian Express. Police raided the house of one Muna Bahadur at Ranihat Settlement Colony under Malgodown Police limits in Cuttack District and arrested two persons along with 23 fake notes of INR 100 denomination. The duo allegedly also led the Police to the supplier Pramod Barik of Jagatpur who was arrested. The mother-son duo has allegedly confessed to have got 100 notes of INR 100 denomination from Barik and had already exhausted 77 of the number. Sources said that a well-organised inter-State racket is believed to be involved with network spread across several cities and towns.
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May - 31 
Police on May 31 arrested a person, identified as Md Shahid along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 50,000 in Kaikhali area under Airport Police station area in Kolkata in West Bengal, reports Business Standard. A Police officer said the accused was a resident of Bablatala in Kaikh
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Police on May 31 arrested a person, identified as Md Shahid along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 50,000 in Kaikhali area under Airport Police station area in Kolkata in West Bengal, reports Business Standard. A Police officer said the accused was a resident of Bablatala in Kaikhali area, in the northern outskirts of the city and close to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose (NSCB) International Airport in Kolkata. The source of the counterfeit notes and if he was a courier and got down from any international flight was looked into, the officer added.
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June - 1 
The Hyderabad (Telangana) city Police on June 1 busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket by arresting four persons of a six-member gang including two juvenile boys hailing from West Bengal, reports webindia123. South Zone Task Force team along with Palaknuma and Mirchowk Police Stations arre
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The Hyderabad (Telangana) city Police on June 1 busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket by arresting four persons of a six-member gang including two juvenile boys hailing from West Bengal, reports webindia123. South Zone Task Force team along with Palaknuma and Mirchowk Police Stations arrested Mohd Ghouse (48), Mohd Arif (32) and two minors in the limits of Mirchowk Police station in Hyderabad when they were exchanging the fake notes. Two other accused, Imam-ul Haq (30) and Talib (42) are still absconding, said Task Force Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police N. Koti Reddy. Police recovered INR 697,500 counterfeit Indian currency in the denomination of INR 1000 and 500, two motor cycles and 6 cell phones from their possession.
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June - 2 
Uttar Pradesh Police on June 2 arrested a person identified as Mahboob Ali alias Sheru Alam from Gorakhpur along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face-value of INR 5,00,000, reports PTI. The person arrested is also having links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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Uttar Pradesh Police on June 2 arrested a person identified as Mahboob Ali alias Sheru Alam from Gorakhpur along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face-value of INR 5,00,000, reports PTI. The person arrested is also having links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).
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June - 3 
Nine persons, were held from Hyderabad's Malkajgiri area and a total of 1,50,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), INR 20,000 original currency notes and seven cell phones were recovered from them, Business Standard reports on June 4. According to Police, the accused used to purchase small items f
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Nine persons, were held from Hyderabad's Malkajgiri area and a total of 1,50,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), INR 20,000 original currency notes and seven cell phones were recovered from them, Business Standard reports on June 4. According to Police, the accused used to purchase small items from roadside shops, footpaths, tea stalls by paying the FICN.
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June - 4 
The Crime Branch of Pune city Police on June 4 arrested two persons, identified as Ramzan Barik Shaikh (26) and Rezarul Shaikh alias Alikhan Nasruddin Shaikh (20) along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 80,000 in Rasta Peth in Pune (Maharashtra), reports The Indian Express. Both th
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The Crime Branch of Pune city Police on June 4 arrested two persons, identified as Ramzan Barik Shaikh (26) and Rezarul Shaikh alias Alikhan Nasruddin Shaikh (20) along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 80,000 in Rasta Peth in Pune (Maharashtra), reports The Indian Express. Both the suspects are natives of Murshidabad in West Bengal and currently reside in Masjid Bandar, Mumbai. Later, a court on June 5 remanded them in Police custody till June 15.
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June - 7 
Malaysian authorities have shared with India, the interrogation and other details pertaining to a Sri Lankan national, Mohammed Hussain, who had been arrested in Malaysia on the charge of conspiring to carry out terror strikes on the US and Israeli consulates in South India, NDTV reports on June 8.
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Malaysian authorities have shared with India, the interrogation and other details pertaining to a Sri Lankan national, Mohammed Hussain, who had been arrested in Malaysia on the charge of conspiring to carry out terror strikes on the US and Israeli consulates in South India, NDTV reports on June 8. The case was cracked with the arrest of the Sri Lankan national Sakir Hussain on April 29, 2014. The interrogation report suggests that Hussain had admitted he was part of the conspiracy and had promised Sakir Hussain, his compatriot, to help reach two suicide bombers to the southern coast from Maldives, official sources said. While Hussain, who has been convicted, is at present serving a jail term in Tamil Nadu, co-accused Sulaiman has been deported to Sri Lanka from Malaysian custody. National Investigation Agency (NIA) had requested Malaysia for details under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), signed by the two countries in 2012. In the interrogation report, he is alleged to have claimed that he had been tasked to ferry two terrorists from Maldives to a south Indian coast to carry out terror strike at US Consulate in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Israeli Consulate in Bangalore (Karnataka). The terror plot was foiled due to effective coordination by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) with foreign countries as Malaysia tipped off the central agency about an alleged conspiracy being hatched via Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed groups in Sri Lanka to carry out the attacks. Malaysia had stumbled upon the case when its Special Unit was probing money laundering and human trafficking cases. Hussain was alleged to be in touch with Pakistani ISI officers. The probe was handed over to NIA by the Tamil Nadu Police so that the conspiracy hatched overseas including in Sri Lanka and Malaysia could be unravelled. Hussain has named Colombo-based Pakistan High Commission's Visa Consular Amir Zubair Siddiqui as his handler, a charge denied by Islamabad. However, facing heat from India, Pakistan shifted Siddiqui out of Colombo. Hussain had told interrogators that Pakistan's ISI was behind the terror plot, the sources claimed. The reason for ISI to pick him up, according to Hussain, was that he had expertise in human trafficking, making forged passports, and smuggling Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN).
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June - 11 
Movement of terror elements across the International Border, smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into India and narcotics to Bangladesh featured in the four-day Inspectors General level conference between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) that concluded at
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Movement of terror elements across the International Border, smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into India and narcotics to Bangladesh featured in the four-day Inspectors General level conference between the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) that concluded at Kolkata on June 11, reports The Times of India. "Both sides expressed their concern about the suspected movement of terror elements across the border. Bangladesh is particularly concerned after the Khagragarh blast that revealed how Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) modules operated in West Bengal. We assured the BGB that care will be taken to prevent movement of jehadis across the border and their officers told us that steps will continue to be taken against anti-Indian militant groups that have operated from Bangladesh in the past. The BSF also brought up the issue of attack on Indian border troopers by Bangladeshi smugglers," a senior BSF official said. The BSF also pointed to the large numbers of FICN seized over the last several years and urged the BGB to increase patrolling. Theft of cattle from Indian villages and abduction of Indian nationals were also discussed. Joint patrolling in vulnerable areas and confidence-building measures between the two forces were discussed. "The BGB agreed to extend all co-operation in operations against FICN and gold smugglers. There will be co-ordinated patrolling in vulnerable and smuggling prone areas. Stress will be laid on more joint events like sports and games to forge better relations between the two forces and the border populations. Head of BGB delegation of Brigadier Geneneral D S M Shaheedul Islam spoke of the contribution made by Indian armed forces in the Liberation War of Bangladesh and assured his commitment towards Indo - Bangladesh Border Guidelines, 1975. He also expressed his gratitude to Government of India for signing Land Boundary Agreement and addressing long-pending border issues. Both forces mutually agreed that field commanders will meet frequently and work out details for implementation of the land boundary agreement," the official added.
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June - 11 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on June 11 arrested a person with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 199,000 near National Highway (NH)-34 at Chourangi in the Kaliachak Police station area of Malda District in West Bengal, reports Times of India. The BSF acted after receiving specif
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on June 11 arrested a person with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 199,000 near National Highway (NH)-34 at Chourangi in the Kaliachak Police station area of Malda District in West Bengal, reports Times of India. The BSF acted after receiving specific inputs from the intelligence branch about movement of a smuggler with a large consignment of FICN across the Indo-Bangla border. The arrested youth was also carrying INR 1,540 (genuine Indian Currency), an ATM card and a mobile phone with an Indian SIM," a senior official said. On interrogation, the youth claimed that he is a minor and a resident of West Champaran in Bihar.
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June - 13 
Police on June 13 arrested three persons along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having a face value of INR 10,00,000 from a hide-out at Dakshin Telua Sheikh Toli village under Nautan Police Station area in West Champaran District, reports webindia123.com. Those arrested were identified as, Mano
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Police on June 13 arrested three persons along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having a face value of INR 10,00,000 from a hide-out at Dakshin Telua Sheikh Toli village under Nautan Police Station area in West Champaran District, reports webindia123.com. Those arrested were identified as, Manoj Yadav, Durgesh Yadav and Anit Kunwar. Police said here that on receipt of a tip-off about illicit liquor factory was being run at Daskhin Telua Sheikh village, a raid was conducted, leading to seizure of equipments used for the manufacturing of liquor along with FICN.
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June - 20 
On June 20, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested three persons hailing from West Bengal along with high standard Fake Indian Currency Notes worth Rs 115,000 in Pune, reports Asian Age. The three were identified as Ashok Mandal, Gopal Sarkar and Jamidar Shaikh, all residents of Malda Distr
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On June 20, Maharashtra Anti Terrorism Squad (ATS) arrested three persons hailing from West Bengal along with high standard Fake Indian Currency Notes worth Rs 115,000 in Pune, reports Asian Age. The three were identified as Ashok Mandal, Gopal Sarkar and Jamidar Shaikh, all residents of Malda District in West Bengal. The initial investigation has revealed that the notes are coming in from Pakistan via Bangladesh border to Maharashtra, an ATS officials said. ATS official said the suspects Mandal and Shaikh were working at a builder’s firm for the last 10 to 15 years and Sarkar was working as the courier as he was carrying FICN from Bengal to Pune. The suspects were reportedly using these notes in Pune. A senior ATS officer said the fake notes were of high quality and mostly produced by some outfits based in Pakistan. The notes can’t be identified with normal verification procedure.
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June - 21 
Police on June 21 neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket with the arrest of five members of a gang at the Saptashrungi temple at Nanduri in Nashik District, reports IBNLive. Fake notes amounting to INR 275,000 and two vehicles were also seized from their possession. Police said a case
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Police on June 21 neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket with the arrest of five members of a gang at the Saptashrungi temple at Nanduri in Nashik District, reports IBNLive. Fake notes amounting to INR 275,000 and two vehicles were also seized from their possession. Police said a case under relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered in the regard and the accused will be later produced in a local court.
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June - 22 
The Kakinada Police have successfully arrested a seven member gang involved in printing and circulation of INR 100 denomination Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and also seized computer, scanner, printer and cutter besides the white paper bundles used for printing from them from an unnamed location,
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The Kakinada Police have successfully arrested a seven member gang involved in printing and circulation of INR 100 denomination Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and also seized computer, scanner, printer and cutter besides the white paper bundles used for printing from them from an unnamed location, webindia123.com reports on June 23. The names of the arrested were given as Medapati Kanakadurga prasad reddy, Nallamilli Srinivasareddy, Karri Srinivasareddy, Kovvuri Srinivasareddy, Karri Ramadevareddy, Kovvuri Santhosh Murali Kumar Reddy and Nallamilli Ganapati reddy all from East Godavari District hailing from villages in Mandapet and Anaparty assembly constituencies. The accused had confessed that they had printed FICN of INR 100 denomination to the value of INR 1,850,000.
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June - 22 
Two persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 300,000 in Khurja town of Buladshahar District, Business Standard reports on June 23. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Usman, a resident of Khurja, and his accomplice Yaseen (32), a resident of Malda Di
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Two persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 300,000 in Khurja town of Buladshahar District, Business Standard reports on June 23. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Usman, a resident of Khurja, and his accomplice Yaseen (32), a resident of Malda District of West Bengal. The notes used to be smuggled in from Pakistan and the gang allegedly used FICN for purchasing livestock in various cattle fairs and last month, the gang had used fake notes worth INR 2,00,000 in the cattle fair in Khurja.
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June - 23 
A city special court at Chennai on June 23 canceled the bail petition of Mohammad Salim, an associated of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain, reports The Times of India. Salim was arrested for possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) that added up to INR 250,000. Specia
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A city special court at Chennai on June 23 canceled the bail petition of Mohammad Salim, an associated of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain, reports The Times of India. Salim was arrested for possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) that added up to INR 250,000. Special Judge P Murugan said the charges against Salim were "very serious in nature." He was alleged to have committed a terrorist act, which threatened the economic security and monetary stability of the country.
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June - 23 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on June 23 arrested a person along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 798,000 at Viskhapatnam Railway Station, reports Business Standard. The arrested person was travelling by the Guwahati-Bangalore Superfast Express. Interrogation of t
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on June 23 arrested a person along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 798,000 at Viskhapatnam Railway Station, reports Business Standard. The arrested person was travelling by the Guwahati-Bangalore Superfast Express. Interrogation of the passenger revealed that he was carrying FICN smuggled from Bangladesh to Bangalore (Karnataka) for delivery there, the release stated. The counterfeit currency, seized under the Customs Act, was in denominations of INR 1,000 as well as INR 500.
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June - 24 
A Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team on June 24 arrested a smuggler, identified as Munna Alam along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 10,00,000 from a bus at Mehsi village on Motihari-Muzaffarpur road under Mehsi Police Station area in Bihar's East Champaran
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A Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) team on June 24 arrested a smuggler, identified as Munna Alam along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 10,00,000 from a bus at Mehsi village on Motihari-Muzaffarpur road under Mehsi Police Station area in Bihar's East Champaran District, reports Business Standard. The accused had arrived at Patna with FICN consignment by a train from Malda District in West Bengal. Alam confessed during interrogation that he worked for a gang involved in smuggling FICN. The gang's kingpin resides in Nepal, the officials said. Alam further told the interrogators he had smuggled in FICN on 15-20 occasions during the past two months, they said.
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June - 25 
On June 25, four persons were arrested during a raid for allegedly printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Akola District along with FICN worth INR 40,200, reports New Indian Express. The four members of the racket were identified as -- Sonu Mankar, Prashant Telgote, Shailesh Yadav and Santos
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On June 25, four persons were arrested during a raid for allegedly printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Akola District along with FICN worth INR 40,200, reports New Indian Express. The four members of the racket were identified as -- Sonu Mankar, Prashant Telgote, Shailesh Yadav and Santosh Yadav. A team of Local Crime Branch (LCB) raided a rented house in city's Akot File area where four persons were engaged in printing fake currency notes and recovered a laptop, two motorcycles, pen drives beside fake notes of face value INR 40,200. An offence has been registered under Indian Penal Code (IPC) section 489 (selling counterfeit currency notes) against the accused.
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June - 25 
Troops of the Border Security Force's (BSF) South Bengal Frontier seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 398,000 on June 25 near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District, reports The Times of India. "On Thursday, around 10.45 pm, the BSF received specific intelligence inputs
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Troops of the Border Security Force's (BSF) South Bengal Frontier seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 398,000 on June 25 near the Indo-Bangladesh border in Malda District, reports The Times of India. "On Thursday, around 10.45 pm, the BSF received specific intelligence inputs regarding the movement of large quantities of FICN...On being challenged, the man fled in the darkness, leaving behind two packets covered in brown-coloured plastic. On opening the packets, the troops found 398 fake currency notes of face value INR 1,000 each. The FICN was handed over to the Kaliachak Police Station," a senior BSF officer said.
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June - 29 
On June 29, Police arrested a smuggler, identified as Gautam Mandal along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) amounting to INR 10,00,000 in Sukdevpur area under Vaishnavnagar Police Station in Malda District, reports echoofindia.com. Police arrested him on the basis of intelligence inputs and se
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On June 29, Police arrested a smuggler, identified as Gautam Mandal along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) amounting to INR 10,00,000 in Sukdevpur area under Vaishnavnagar Police Station in Malda District, reports echoofindia.com. Police arrested him on the basis of intelligence inputs and seized notes of denominations of INR 500 and INR 1000.
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June - 29 
On June 29, Police arrested one person, identified as Gautam Mandal, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 10,14,000 at Rathbari area in Malda town in Malda District, reports Business Standard. The counterfeits with a fake denomination of INR 1000 were recovered from h
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On June 29, Police arrested one person, identified as Gautam Mandal, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 10,14,000 at Rathbari area in Malda town in Malda District, reports Business Standard. The counterfeits with a fake denomination of INR 1000 were recovered from his possession during frisking, the officer said. Reportedly, Mandal is a resident of Sukhdevpur area of the town.
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June - 29 
On June 29, Police recovered a bunch of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) dumped inside a waste bin near the international departure terminal at Chennai airport in Tamil Nadu, reports The Times of India. A passenger noticed a torn currency note inside a waste bin kept close to Gate 4 at the Interna
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On June 29, Police recovered a bunch of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) dumped inside a waste bin near the international departure terminal at Chennai airport in Tamil Nadu, reports The Times of India. A passenger noticed a torn currency note inside a waste bin kept close to Gate 4 at the International Terminal. He informed Police and moved on. A Police team examined the waste bin and recovered at least 15 FICNs in the denominations of INR 1,000, apart from shreds of currency notes from the waste bin. A Police officer said, "The currency note looked like an original one. We have sent a few of them for forensic analysis." Police said they will pursue the case after receiving the forensic report.
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June - 30 
Delhi Police on June 30 arrested two persons, identified as Devinder Singh alias Lucky and Lakshya Luthra alias Manu Luthra along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 19,300, from undisclosed location, according to Business Standard. Along with FICN, Police recovered two printers,
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Delhi Police on June 30 arrested two persons, identified as Devinder Singh alias Lucky and Lakshya Luthra alias Manu Luthra along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 19,300, from undisclosed location, according to Business Standard. Along with FICN, Police recovered two printers, one monitor, one mobile phone, and one CPU from the accused.
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July - 1 
Asian Age reports on July 2, Police arrested a five member gang along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 2,48,000 in two separate incidents in Maharashtra. Three persons, all hailing from West Bengal, were arrested from Charkop in Greater Mumbai District on June 29. Police said tha
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Asian Age reports on July 2, Police arrested a five member gang along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 2,48,000 in two separate incidents in Maharashtra. Three persons, all hailing from West Bengal, were arrested from Charkop in Greater Mumbai District on June 29. Police said that the accused have brought the FICNs from India-Bangladesh border area. Based on the interrogation of the trio, the Police later raided a house in Bhagatsingh nagar slum in Goregaon (east) in Mumbai and arrested two more accused.
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July - 2 
Delhi Police recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 28.7 million and 221 illegal guns along with over 16 kilogram heroin, during the first five months of 2015, according to an information tabled in the Assembly on July 2, reports Deccan Herald. Delhi Police had recovered
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Delhi Police recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 28.7 million and 221 illegal guns along with over 16 kilogram heroin, during the first five months of 2015, according to an information tabled in the Assembly on July 2, reports Deccan Herald. Delhi Police had recovered over 133 kilogram heroin during 2014, which was then highest in the last eight years. Similarly, arms recovery figure had touched 844 in 2014 and 700 in 2013. FICN smuggled through the porous Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bangladesh borders had pumped in counterfeit notes to the tune of INR 70 million in 2014. A year before, the figure stood at INR 56.6 million.
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July - 5 
Panigate Police arrested a man in Dahod District for dispatching Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 33,800 to two persons in Vadodara, The Times of India reports on July 5. Shakir Kaidawala, a resident of Dahod, couriered FICNs to Panigate-residents Taha Dahodwala and Hasan Kotwala on June
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Panigate Police arrested a man in Dahod District for dispatching Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 33,800 to two persons in Vadodara, The Times of India reports on July 5. Shakir Kaidawala, a resident of Dahod, couriered FICNs to Panigate-residents Taha Dahodwala and Hasan Kotwala on June 28. The Dahodwala and Kotwala, both residents of Madar Market in the walled city area of Vadodara, were arrested after the Panigate Police received a tip off regarding the transaction. Further investigations revealed that the courier was sent by Johar Suratwala and Sheikh Kaidawala. Following the incident the city police were conducting investigations to track down the Dahod-based duo. In the night of July 3, Panigate Police arrested Kaidawala from his residence near Navjivan Mills in Dahod.
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July - 5 
Police will be conducting investigations to track down the other accused Suratwala. Meanwhile, the Police are also trying to find out if the accused dispatched FICNs to other parts of Gujarat.
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Police will be conducting investigations to track down the other accused Suratwala. Meanwhile, the Police are also trying to find out if the accused dispatched FICNs to other parts of Gujarat.
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July - 7 
Police arrested eight people, identified as Mohammed Zeenat Ali (23), Kalimuddin (23), Mohammed Mortaza (27), Mohammed Nazeemuddin (31), Abdul Bari (24), Munirul Islam (26), Azad Sabze (20) and Mohammed Muzaharool Haq (27), all hailing from Malda District of West Bengal in Bangalore along with Fake
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Police arrested eight people, identified as Mohammed Zeenat Ali (23), Kalimuddin (23), Mohammed Mortaza (27), Mohammed Nazeemuddin (31), Abdul Bari (24), Munirul Islam (26), Azad Sabze (20) and Mohammed Muzaharool Haq (27), all hailing from Malda District of West Bengal in Bangalore along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with denominations of INR 1,000 worth INR 3,00, 7000 and INR 500 worth INR 43,000, New Indian Express reports on July 8. A team has been sent to Malda for further investigation.
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July - 7 
Police arrested one person, identified as Balram Meher (34) of Brahmanipali under Rampur Police limits of Bargarh District on July 7 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 1,00,000, reports New Indian Express. He was planning to exchange those in Rampur weekly market when he wa
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Police arrested one person, identified as Balram Meher (34) of Brahmanipali under Rampur Police limits of Bargarh District on July 7 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 1,00,000, reports New Indian Express. He was planning to exchange those in Rampur weekly market when he was arrested, according to Police.
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July - 8 
Police arrested four people, identified as Nadikurti Vasantha Rao, Seepana Taviti Naidu, Seepana Laxmana Rao and Annepu Eswara Rao for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Srikakulam District, Business Standard reports on July 9. They were found to be in possession of INR 36,700 in FICN
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Police arrested four people, identified as Nadikurti Vasantha Rao, Seepana Taviti Naidu, Seepana Laxmana Rao and Annepu Eswara Rao for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Srikakulam District, Business Standard reports on July 9. They were found to be in possession of INR 36,700 in FICN of INR 100 notes denomination which was seized from them.
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July - 9 
The Border Security Force (BSF), on July 9, arrested two Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) smugglers in West Bengal in two separate incidents, reports The Times of India."In Malda, troops of the 125Bn launched a special operation near Chawrangi in the Kaliachak Police Station area around 4.30 am and
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The Border Security Force (BSF), on July 9, arrested two Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) smugglers in West Bengal in two separate incidents, reports The Times of India."In Malda, troops of the 125Bn launched a special operation near Chawrangi in the Kaliachak Police Station area around 4.30 am and apprehended a youth who was moving along National Highway 34. With the help of local police, the youth was searched and FICN of INR 748,500 face value was seized from his possession. The youth, during interrogation, claimed that he is Sarif Miya from Bhabta in the Betiah District of Bihar," a senior BSF official said. Sarif claimed that he had collected the FICN (449 notes of Rs 1,000 face value and 599 of Rs 500 face value) from Kaliachak and was taking the consignment for delivery to Betiah. He was handed over to the Kaliachak Police Station.
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July - 9 
Troops of the 130Bn BSF, along with Special Operations Group (SOG), Behrampore Police, launched a special operation in the Beladanga area of Murshidabad District and around 2.45 pm, a motorcyclist was seen moving a suspicious manner and apprehended by the SOG near Panchanantala. He was identified as
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Troops of the 130Bn BSF, along with Special Operations Group (SOG), Behrampore Police, launched a special operation in the Beladanga area of Murshidabad District and around 2.45 pm, a motorcyclist was seen moving a suspicious manner and apprehended by the SOG near Panchanantala. He was identified as Hafizul Rehman alias Hafiz (51), a resident of Barua in the Beldanga Police Station of Murshidabad. He was carrying 49 FICN of face value INR 1000 each. He was taken by the SOG to the Behrampore Police Station for further legal action.In 2015, the BSF South Bengal Frontier has seized FICN of face value INR 1,65,90,500 and arrested 15 smugglers.
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July - 10 
On July 10, one person, identified as Abdul was arrested along with INR 10,00,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police from a mobile shop in Chandni Chowk area of Kolkata (West Bengal), reports Business Standard.
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On July 10, one person, identified as Abdul was arrested along with INR 10,00,000 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police from a mobile shop in Chandni Chowk area of Kolkata (West Bengal), reports Business Standard.
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July - 10 
On July 10, Special Task Force (STF) arrested two persons, identified as Mohammad Hamidur Sheikh and Ajeet Rai along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 5,00,000 at Bairhana railway crossing under Kydganj Police Station, reports The Times of India. According to Police, Ajeet Rai hailed
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On July 10, Special Task Force (STF) arrested two persons, identified as Mohammad Hamidur Sheikh and Ajeet Rai along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 5,00,000 at Bairhana railway crossing under Kydganj Police Station, reports The Times of India. According to Police, Ajeet Rai hailed from Azamgarh (Bihar) while Sheikh belonged to Malda in West Bengal. Police sources revealed, "They used to bring fake currency from neighbouring country via Malda, West Bengal and circulate in at Mumbai, Allahabad and nearby Districts. They used to rent a room in a city to circulate the fake currency." A FIR under 223/15, 489B/489C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the two accused.
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July - 10 
Police raided a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) printing unit located at Dattawad village in Kolhapur District on July 10 and arrested four persons, along with FICN worth INR 34,50,000, reports Indian Express. Police have identified the suspects as Subhash Patil, Anuddin D, Ramesh Ghorpade and his
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Police raided a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) printing unit located at Dattawad village in Kolhapur District on July 10 and arrested four persons, along with FICN worth INR 34,50,000, reports Indian Express. Police have identified the suspects as Subhash Patil, Anuddin D, Ramesh Ghorpade and his son Santaji Ghorpade. Along with FICN, Police also recovered computers, cutter machines, photocopier used by the suspects for printing the fake currency notes. Police said that FICN printed at the spot were widely circulated mainly in the gambling dens in Miraj in Sangli District. An offence was registered in Miraj. A local court remanded the suspects to Police custody till July 14, 2015.
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July - 12 
On July 12, two persons, Ibrahil Sheik and Musharaff were arrested in Puducherry on charges of allegedly possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 27,000, Police said, according to Business Standard. The duo hailed from Kolkata (West Bengal), and were arrested following a complaint from
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On July 12, two persons, Ibrahil Sheik and Musharaff were arrested in Puducherry on charges of allegedly possessing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 27,000, Police said, according to Business Standard. The duo hailed from Kolkata (West Bengal), and were arrested following a complaint from a local mobile recharge coupon shop owner who doubted the genuineness of a INR 500 note handed over by the duo to him.
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July - 16 
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on July 16 arrested two persons, identified as Ravindra Yadav and Munna Yadav along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 5.89 lakh from East Champaran District of Bihar, reports The Times of India. " The two arrested persons have been alle
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Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials on July 16 arrested two persons, identified as Ravindra Yadav and Munna Yadav along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 5.89 lakh from East Champaran District of Bihar, reports The Times of India. " The two arrested persons have been allegedly involved in a FICN racket for quite some time and confessed to have brought fake notes worth INR 15 million in the past three months, a DRI official said.
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July - 20 
A 62-year-old man, identified as Abdul Sattar Bhatti was arrested in Goregaon (west) in Mumbai Suburban District of Maharashtra after he was allegedly caught circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) on July 20, reports The Asian Age. According to the Goregaon Police, Abdul Sattar Bhatti, hailin
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A 62-year-old man, identified as Abdul Sattar Bhatti was arrested in Goregaon (west) in Mumbai Suburban District of Maharashtra after he was allegedly caught circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) on July 20, reports The Asian Age. According to the Goregaon Police, Abdul Sattar Bhatti, hailing from Ratlam in Madhya Pradesh, was arrested when he tried to buy an ice cream from a vendor with a fake note of denomination INR 100.Further investigations revealed that he had more such fake notes in his possession. Police said Bhatti had brought 20 fake notes of the same denomination from Madhya Pradesh to circulate it in the city. Bhatti chose the nighttime so the bluff could not be caught. He has managed to circulate eight notes.
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July - 30 
Police arrested an individual, identified as Mohinder Singh, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 14,000 denominations at ISBT-43 in Chandigarh on July 30, reports The Times of India. Station House Officer (SHO) of Police Station 36, Inspector Ram Dayal said during interrogation the
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Police arrested an individual, identified as Mohinder Singh, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 14,000 denominations at ISBT-43 in Chandigarh on July 30, reports The Times of India. Station House Officer (SHO) of Police Station 36, Inspector Ram Dayal said during interrogation the accused revealed that he used to get the FICN from Chandni Chowk, Delhi and he was on his way to deliver the currency to someone in Himachal Pradesh. The accused was produced in the court and sent on one-day Police remand. A case under section 489-C (possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Sector 36 Police Station.
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July - 31 
Two persons, identified as K Nellai Ibrahim and S Sarbuddin were arrested on July 31 for allegedly attempting to deposit Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the denomination of INR 1,000 in State Bank of India (SBI) branch at Erwadi in Ramanathapuram District, reports Business Standard. Ibrah
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Two persons, identified as K Nellai Ibrahim and S Sarbuddin were arrested on July 31 for allegedly attempting to deposit Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the denomination of INR 1,000 in State Bank of India (SBI) branch at Erwadi in Ramanathapuram District, reports Business Standard. Ibrahim had mixed five fake notes while claiming to deposit INR 20,000 and Sarbuddin included one counterfeit along with 14 genuine notes, Police said. Later 30 FICN of INR 1,000 denomination were also seized from them.
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August - 1 
Police arrested a Mumbai (Maharashtra) resident, identified as Siraj Rijalisha suspected to be a mastermind of an interstate-smuggling racket was arrested with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from a Basirhat hotel in North 24 Parganas District on August 1, reports The Times of India. Fake currency
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Police arrested a Mumbai (Maharashtra) resident, identified as Siraj Rijalisha suspected to be a mastermind of an interstate-smuggling racket was arrested with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from a Basirhat hotel in North 24 Parganas District on August 1, reports The Times of India. Fake currency of the face value of INR 5000 was also seized from him. Police are also looking for more gang members, including a woman with whom Siraj were staying in another hotel for a week. Police said that during an investigation they came to know that Siraj, a resident of Malad Malni in Mumbai, recently came to Basithat with his gang members and was running a smuggling racket on the India-Bangladesh border near Basirhat. Siraj has been remanded in Police custody for five days after being produced in a Basirhat court on August 1.
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August - 2 
The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) has incurred a loss of over INR 3,00,000 from Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) given by commuters in the year 2013, Asian Age reports on August 3. Figures that have just come for 2013 show that commuters have been giving BEST conductors FICN of t
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The Brihanmumbai Electric Supply & Transport (BEST) has incurred a loss of over INR 3,00,000 from Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) given by commuters in the year 2013, Asian Age reports on August 3. Figures that have just come for 2013 show that commuters have been giving BEST conductors FICN of the denomination of INR 100, INR 500 and INR 1,000. According to the recently released document banks such as ICICI, Bank of India and CitiBank, where money is deposited at the end of the day, notified the undertaking about FICN in that year. According to the document, currency worth INR 2,70,750 was found to be fake. This came from the notes received from issuing daily tickets. The remaining loss of INR 1,34,800 came from those who bought bus passes. Of this amount, the BEST recovered INR 40,500 from commuters when they returned to renew their passes.
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August - 4 
Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), arms and ammunitions from a car in Siliguri District on August 4, reports Business Standard. Police intercepted the car and recovered from them one pistol and six rounds of live cartridges, besides FICN with the face value of
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Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), arms and ammunitions from a car in Siliguri District on August 4, reports Business Standard. Police intercepted the car and recovered from them one pistol and six rounds of live cartridges, besides FICN with the face value of INR 40,000 last night. According to Police, all three had criminal backgrounds, who used to commit dacoity by using the same car, he said.
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August - 4 
Two persons, identified as Mohammad Naushad and Mohammad Nasiya were arrested on August 4 for allegedly possessing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1.4 lakh from Mirzapur Bardah village in Munger District of Bihar, reports Press Trust of India. Munger Superintendent of Polic
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Two persons, identified as Mohammad Naushad and Mohammad Nasiya were arrested on August 4 for allegedly possessing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1.4 lakh from Mirzapur Bardah village in Munger District of Bihar, reports Press Trust of India. Munger Superintendent of Police (SP) Barun Kumar Sinha said that the operation was carried out by the Delhi Police on the basis of information provided by one Virendra Bhardwaj arrested on FICN smuggling charges in New Delhi. The Bihar Police assisted them in the operation.
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August - 5 
Police on August 5 arrested one person, identified as Ikramul Haq Hussain Ali Shaikh for possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 3,50,000, from Bhiwandi (Maharashtra) reports dnaindia.com The arrested man, told the Police that he had brought the notes from West Bengal to circulate
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Police on August 5 arrested one person, identified as Ikramul Haq Hussain Ali Shaikh for possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 3,50,000, from Bhiwandi (Maharashtra) reports dnaindia.com The arrested man, told the Police that he had brought the notes from West Bengal to circulate them in several cities. Assistant Inspector Nitin Patil said, "A case under section 489C (possession of forged or counterfeit currency notes or bank notes) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered at the Pydhonie Police Station."
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August - 7 
Two persons, identified as Sunil and Anil were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 103000 from a market in Old Faridabad in Faridabad District of Haryana, reports Business Standard on August 8. Investigating officer assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Rajbir said that the P
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Two persons, identified as Sunil and Anil were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth of INR 103000 from a market in Old Faridabad in Faridabad District of Haryana, reports Business Standard on August 8. Investigating officer assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Rajbir said that the Police have started investigations in the case and hope to unearth other links to the racket of FICN.
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August - 12 
Police seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 525,000 from Narayanpatna block in Koraput District on August 12, reports The Hindu. Two persons, identified as Nageswar Sileru and O. Naukaraju of Biripur village under Narayanpatna Police Station, were arrested in this connection, as the n
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Police seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 525,000 from Narayanpatna block in Koraput District on August 12, reports The Hindu. Two persons, identified as Nageswar Sileru and O. Naukaraju of Biripur village under Narayanpatna Police Station, were arrested in this connection, as the notes were seized from their houses. Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Hemant Padhi said the arrested persons had procured these FICNs from three persons from Andhra Pradesh.
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August - 13 
On August 13, two members of a gang allegedly involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) trade were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) from Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad District, reports PTI. Ravi Kumar Saroj and Vijay Kumar Patel were arrested by the STF of Uttar Pradesh Police from Semri Gate
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On August 13, two members of a gang allegedly involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) trade were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) from Uttar Pradesh's Allahabad District, reports PTI. Ravi Kumar Saroj and Vijay Kumar Patel were arrested by the STF of Uttar Pradesh Police from Semri Gate. FICN worth INR 50,000 were recovered from their possession. During interrogation, the arrested duo revealed that they used to get INR 1,00,000 FICN in exchange of INR 35,000 to INR 40,000 of real currency from one person, Bachcha Chaurasiya in Malda District in West Bengal.
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August - 13 
Police arrested three men, identified as Abdul Khalid, Anwar and Kaka Singh from an unspecified location, for printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) using a colour printer and circulating them in the remote rural areas of Rajasthan, The Times of India reports on August 14. The Police said that
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Police arrested three men, identified as Abdul Khalid, Anwar and Kaka Singh from an unspecified location, for printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) using a colour printer and circulating them in the remote rural areas of Rajasthan, The Times of India reports on August 14. The Police said that FICNs valued INR 18,000 were seized from the trio's possession. They were scanning and printings notes in the domination of INR 1000, 500 and 100. The Police are investigating how long the accused had been involved in circulation of fake currency notes prior to their arrest. One of the accused is said to be member of a known gang. "During investigation, it came up that a man runs a color printer shop in the village. Using influence of his father, Anwar brought the printer to his house where he and other members of the gang scanned and printed currency notes. Their plan was to circulate the currency notes in rural areas," said an officer.
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August - 14 
Three persons, identified as Mazrul Razak, Khairul Abid Pathan and Inulhuq Hussain were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICNs) having a face value of INR 43,000 by Police on Old Padra Road in Vadodara on August 14, reports The Times of India. All the three are natives of Malda Distric
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Three persons, identified as Mazrul Razak, Khairul Abid Pathan and Inulhuq Hussain were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICNs) having a face value of INR 43,000 by Police on Old Padra Road in Vadodara on August 14, reports The Times of India. All the three are natives of Malda District of West Bengal. Police said one more person identified as Laltun Sheikh is yet to be arrested
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August - 17 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on August 17 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of face value INR 200,000 close to the Indo-Bangladesh border at Bagdah in North 24-Parganas District, reports The Time of India. A woman, who carried the notes up to the border, managed to escape towards Bangl
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on August 17 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of face value INR 200,000 close to the Indo-Bangladesh border at Bagdah in North 24-Parganas District, reports The Time of India. A woman, who carried the notes up to the border, managed to escape towards Bangladesh on being challenged by the troops. A senior BSF officer said "Around 5.30 am specific information was received that a FICN consignment would be smuggled in from Bangladesh to the Mustafapur village in the Bagdah Police Station area. Within the next half an hour, troops of the 26Bn BSF, posted at the Mustafapur border outpost launched a special operation close to the village and spotted a woman walking from the Bangladesh side towards the Indo-Bangladesh Border Road. On being challenged, she dropped a packet she was carrying and fled back towards Bangladesh."
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August - 22 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of nearly INR 398,000 from Mohanpur village in Malda District of West Bengal, on August 22, reports india.com. "The accused are residents of Malda and the consignment of FICN was being
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two persons and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of nearly INR 398,000 from Mohanpur village in Malda District of West Bengal, on August 22, reports india.com. "The accused are residents of Malda and the consignment of FICN was being smuggled from Bangladesh. We have also seized some mobile phones and SIM cards from them,” said a BSF officer. The BSF so far in 2015 has seized FICN of more than INR 1,83,10,500 and apprehended 20 persons involved in the racket. Alarmed over the smuggling of fake notes, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has begun probing at least three such recoveries made from West Bengal.
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August - 22 
Two persons, identified as Subodh Kumar (34), and Dinesh Kumar (32), both residents of Bihar, arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth of INR 20,000 from Sector-3 in Pushp Vihar area of South Delhi on August 22, reports Web India 123.
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Two persons, identified as Subodh Kumar (34), and Dinesh Kumar (32), both residents of Bihar, arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth of INR 20,000 from Sector-3 in Pushp Vihar area of South Delhi on August 22, reports Web India 123.
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August - 23 
Four persons, identified as Marx, Robert, Murugan and Yasser Arafa were on August 23 arrested under the National Security Act for allegedly trying to circulate Pakistan-printed Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Ramanathapuram District and some other parts of Tamil Nadu, reports Business Standard
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Four persons, identified as Marx, Robert, Murugan and Yasser Arafa were on August 23 arrested under the National Security Act for allegedly trying to circulate Pakistan-printed Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in Ramanathapuram District and some other parts of Tamil Nadu, reports Business Standard. Counterfeit notes were also seized from them. Murugan had allegedly brought the FICN from Sri Lanka and had attempted to circulate it.
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August - 24 
Acting on a tip off, the city Crime Branch of Mumbai Police (Maharashtra) arrested a man, identified as Rafikul Shaikh (22), along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth of INR 1.61 lakhs in the denomination of 1,000 from Kalina, Santacruz (East) in Mumbai on August 24, reports The Times of Ind
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Acting on a tip off, the city Crime Branch of Mumbai Police (Maharashtra) arrested a man, identified as Rafikul Shaikh (22), along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth of INR 1.61 lakhs in the denomination of 1,000 from Kalina, Santacruz (East) in Mumbai on August 24, reports The Times of India.
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September - 1 
In order to fight the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), the Government has approved introduction of seven new security features and the project is likely to be completed by May next year (2016), reports Press Trust of India on September 2. An official source said that in the first phase,
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In order to fight the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), the Government has approved introduction of seven new security features and the project is likely to be completed by May next year (2016), reports Press Trust of India on September 2. An official source said that in the first phase, the features will be included in high denomination notes of INR 500 and INR 1000, which are much in demand by counterfeiting gangs as also Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The report further said that the security features recommended by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Central Board, details of which are not yet known, were recently approved by the Government. After accepting the recommendations, the government asked RBI to set in motion the introduction of the new features, sources said.
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September - 4 
Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police on September 4 arrested three persons, identified as Jahid Alam, Mohammad Intesham and Inzamulhaq along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 11,70,000 from Sector-67 crossing in Gautam Budhha Nagar District, reports Business Standar
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Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police on September 4 arrested three persons, identified as Jahid Alam, Mohammad Intesham and Inzamulhaq along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 11,70,000 from Sector-67 crossing in Gautam Budhha Nagar District, reports Business Standard. During interrogation the accused told ATS that the notes used to come from Pakistan and landed in West Bengal from where they used to bring these. A further investigation is on in the matter.
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September - 5 
A new numbering system and seven new security features will be incorporated in all currency notes, especially in high denomination INR 1,000 and INR 500 notes, in order to check the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), The Times of India reports on September 6.The Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note
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A new numbering system and seven new security features will be incorporated in all currency notes, especially in high denomination INR 1,000 and INR 500 notes, in order to check the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), The Times of India reports on September 6.The Bhartiya Reserve Bank Note Mudran Private Limited (BRBNMPL) and Security Printing and Minting Corporation of India Limited (SPMCIL) have initiated steps for introduction of the revised number pattern, official sources said. Initially, it will be made part of INR 1,000 and INR 500 currency notes and, by May, 2016 currencies of all other denominations will have this feature, they said. Besides, the government has approved seven new security features, details of which are not yet known, in the bank notes, the sources said. The Reserve Bank of India has also asked the banks to stamp fake notes detected over the counter as "Counterfeit note" and impound them immediately. Banks found not following the procedure will be penalised. They have also been instructed to issue a receipt for counterfeit notes to the tenderer of the FICN, they said.
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September - 5 
Gujarat tops the list of five Indian states that are considered the "safest" for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) allegedly pushed in by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), The Statesman reports
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Gujarat tops the list of five Indian states that are considered the "safest" for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) allegedly pushed in by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) according to the latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), The Statesman reports on September 6. Of the 30,354,604 FICN seized across the country, 87,47,820 were recovered from Gujarat in 2014. Chhattisgarh followed close on the heels with the seizure of 7,386,900 fake notes, while Andhra Pradesh, Punjab and Haryana saw recoveries of 5,437,600, 3,249,000 and 1,696,850 counterfeit notes. Police officers monitoring the circulation of FICN suspect that the ISI is pushing such notes in India which have a greater resemblance to India's high denomination INR 1,000 and INR 500 notes. The officers said that they have been noticing for the past few months that differences between genuine and counterfeit notes were reducing and that around five such differences have actually disappeared. "The paper being used to make the fake notes is now more similar. The stiffness is almost the same. The security thread (in the right half) on fake notes also resembles that on the genuine currency...The watermark (the portrait of Mahatma Gandhi in light and shade) has also been nearly matched," an officer, who did not want to be named, said. "The identification mark on the left of the note looks quite similar in counterfeit and genuine notes. The optical variable ink also looks similar," he added. Of the 30,354,604 counterfeit notes seized across the country, those in the INR 1,000 denomination was the highest at 19,895,000. The recovery of notes in the INR 500, INR 100 and INR 50 denominations across India was 9,490,500; 938,800 and 25,000. "All the border areas in India have been facing the problem with the circulation of fake notes trade and the drug trade," said the officer. Apart from the road and railway routes, the air route via Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), as also China and Holland, are being used for smuggling in fake notes.
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September - 8 
Two persons, identified as Abdul Hamid and Jappar Shaikh were arrested from Thane Railway Station along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3,75,000, Business Standard reports on September 9. According to Senior Police Inspector N T Kadam, Thane Police, they laid a trap to arrest the t
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Two persons, identified as Abdul Hamid and Jappar Shaikh were arrested from Thane Railway Station along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3,75,000, Business Standard reports on September 9. According to Senior Police Inspector N T Kadam, Thane Police, they laid a trap to arrest the two accused, after cops were tipped-off that some persons were to exchange fake currency notes worth INR 1,00,000 for INR 30,000. The arrested accused have been charged under sections 489 (b)(c) rw 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and offences have been registered with Thane Nagar Police Station. The duo was produced before a local magistrate court which remanded them in Police custody till September 16.
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September - 10 
Two people were arrested on September 10, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 10,00,000 in Bihar's West Champaran District, reports IANSLive. West Champaran Superintendent of Police Vinay Kumar said the smugglers, including a woman, were arrested from Karamva villag
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Two people were arrested on September 10, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 10,00,000 in Bihar's West Champaran District, reports IANSLive. West Champaran Superintendent of Police Vinay Kumar said the smugglers, including a woman, were arrested from Karamva village when they were on their way to deliver the counterfeit notes in Nepal. He said the fake notes had come from Bangladesh. Vinay Kumar said the arrested woman smuggler was a resident of West Bengal's Malda District.
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September - 13 
According to a recent National Investigation Agency (NIA) report, 80 per cent Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are sneaked into the country through the 172-km porous border along Malda District, and 55-60 per cent of the consignments from Bangladesh are circulated from the villages in 12 sq-km tria
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According to a recent National Investigation Agency (NIA) report, 80 per cent Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) are sneaked into the country through the 172-km porous border along Malda District, and 55-60 per cent of the consignments from Bangladesh are circulated from the villages in 12 sq-km triangle with 18 villages, The Times of India reports on September 14. The fake currency rackets has taken the magnitude of a cottage industry at Mohabbatpur, Chorianantapur, Sasani, Gopalnagar, Khoribona, Chaknanipur, Misutola and Dangipara, which are easily accessible to Bangladesh's Chapai Nababgunj Distreict, notorious for being a fake currency hub, as well as Nepal, said Malda Superintendent of Police (SP) Prasiun Banerjee. "Also, people here work as labourers in Rajasthan, Punjab, Delhi and Assam and they carry the notes with them there," he added. Most of the residents in the villages, including women and children, are part of the illegal trade, which according to a recent Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) report, is crippling the economy of India. In Mohabbatpur, there is not a single home that has not been raided. In fact, hardly any youngster can be found there as most of them have been arrested and the others have gone underground, trying to evade jail. According to the NIA, Malda has become the locus of criminal activities, with links to the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed network of terrorism. According to the Malda District Police report, FICN with a face value of INR 1.43 crore were seized in 2013, the next year, it increased to INR 1.5 crore, while till July, 2015 it is INR 1.97 crore. "The steady rise shows the Police and the security agencies have been more alert and active. Origin source of most currencies is Pakistan," and the quality is so good that it can hardly be distinguished from original notes," Malda SP Banerjee said. NIA officials said this was only the tip of the iceberg. "The seized notes comprise merely just 5-7 per cent of the entire amount pumped into India" and so it is easily understandable how much fake currencies percolate into the main economy of the country," an NIA officer said. "The high-quality Pakistan notes' exchange rate is INR 60,000 for INR 1,00,000. For low-quality notes, it is INR 45,000-50,000 for INR 1,00,000," a District Police officer said. A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel pointed out modus operandi adopted by the smugglers: "People from Bangladesh supply notes to those living in Indian villages outside the border. They stash the notes in sacks and lob them over the fence into India, where the sacks usually land into their counterpart's house." There are other innovative methods too. "Smugglers use defunct irrigation pipes under agriculture fields. Two persons, one on the Indian side and the other on the Bangladesh side, sit at the two ends of the pipe and pass the notes tied to a long tape passing through the pipe," the Police said.
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September - 13 
Police arrested two persons, identified as S Ramana and S Satyam along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 1,50,000 at Subhadrapuram Junction of Laveru in Srikakulam District on September 13, reports New Indian Express. According to sources, a person from Visakhapatnam
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Police arrested two persons, identified as S Ramana and S Satyam along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of INR 1,50,000 at Subhadrapuram Junction of Laveru in Srikakulam District on September 13, reports New Indian Express. According to sources, a person from Visakhapatnam procured the FICN from an agent of Kolkata (West Bengal) a few days back. Ramana and Satyam purchased the FICN by paying genuine currency for circulation in Srikakulam District. A case has been registered and investigation is on to arrest the main accused.
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September - 15 
A key person involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket run from Pakistan was found poisoned to death by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team in Rajasthan, Economic Times reports on September 16. NIA was following a lead on Bhojraj Singh in a case of a major seizure of INR 20, 00,000
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A key person involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket run from Pakistan was found poisoned to death by a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team in Rajasthan, Economic Times reports on September 16. NIA was following a lead on Bhojraj Singh in a case of a major seizure of INR 20, 00,000 worth fake currency on a train in Delhi. The NIA, in a charge-sheet submitted recently in the case, has said the death of Singh has "affected the investigation as it now becomes difficult to ascertain the persons responsible for providing him funds for purchase of FICN and also to ascertain other people involved in the business". Two persons, Samir Mansuri and Kudarat Khan, were arrested from Farakka Express by the Delhi Police Special Cell on February 25, 2015 at the Old Delhi Railway station in Delhi with INR 20,00,000 worth of high-quality FICN. They were coming from Malda District of West Bengal and confessed that the consignment was to be delivered to Singh who would pay them a commission of 10 per cent and had also paid them money to 'buy' the FICN from Bangladesh. The NIA, after taking over the case, dispatched a team to Singh's residence in Barod, Madhya Pradesh, on May 27, 2015 but found him to be absconding. "The team got information that Singh had been admitted in hospital in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, for poisoning," the NIA has said in its charge sheet.
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September - 17 
According to Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) sources, Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) printed in Pakistan are now pushed into India via Sri Lanka and the route for the fake currency printed in Bangladesh is through Malda District in West Bengal, The Hindu reports on Septembe
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According to Crime Branch-Criminal Investigation Department (CB-CID) sources, Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) printed in Pakistan are now pushed into India via Sri Lanka and the route for the fake currency printed in Bangladesh is through Malda District in West Bengal, The Hindu reports on September 18. Police have arrested about 50 suspects till now in 2015 for circulating FICN in Tamil Nadu and Chennai. “Around 25 cases have been registered and FICN worth INR 8,00,000 was seized from them,” said a Police source. Most of the suspects get the money in exchange for smuggling drugs, and sometimes even arms, into the country. “After this, they convert it into legal tender currency by buying goods,” a CB-CID officer said. “Only INR 52,000 was seized by us, but nearly INR 9,00,000 has already been circulated. What is worrying is that most of them are high-quality notes and it has been flowing into Tamil Nadu undetected through Sri Lanka for a long time. Such issues are being suppressed by different law enforcement agencies,” a Police source said. Apart from Sri Lanka, sources say that money exchangers outside Singapore and Malaysia airports are also pushing in some FICN into India, especially through Chennai. The Police have written to the Interpol seeking help to crack the network. “Some of the suspects said they had got currency from money exchangers outside the airport. We are coordinating with other agencies to collect details,” the officer added.
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September - 17 
Police arrested a person, identified as Layak Husain Ansari along with Fake Indian Currency Note with a face value of INR 903,000 near Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad District on September 17, reports Business Standard. During interrogation, Layak, a resident of Samaypur Baadli in Delhi confes
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Police arrested a person, identified as Layak Husain Ansari along with Fake Indian Currency Note with a face value of INR 903,000 near Hindon Air Force Station in Ghaziabad District on September 17, reports Business Standard. During interrogation, Layak, a resident of Samaypur Baadli in Delhi confessed of dealing with FICN for many years now. A case under Sections 489 B and 489 C of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against him and the search is on to arrest his aide.
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September - 19 
On September 19, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested one person, identified as Afroz Ansari along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 600,000 in Ramgarhva of East Champaran District, reports The Times of India."Ansari has admitted that the contraband
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On September 19, Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials arrested one person, identified as Afroz Ansari along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 600,000 in Ramgarhva of East Champaran District, reports The Times of India."Ansari has admitted that the contraband was smuggled from Bangladesh via Malda District in West Bengal and would have been sent to different places from East Champaran," an official said adding both operations were conducted on the basis of specific tip-offs.
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September - 21 
Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), arrested one person along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 501,500 at Vizag railway station in Vishakhapatnam on September 21, reports The Times of India. The passenger was traveling on the Guwahati-Bengaluru Superfa
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Officials of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI), arrested one person along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 501,500 at Vizag railway station in Vishakhapatnam on September 21, reports The Times of India. The passenger was traveling on the Guwahati-Bengaluru Superfast train. According to sources, the passenger was transporting FICN smuggled from Bangladesh to Bengaluru (Karnataka). DRI officials arrested the passenger under the provisions of the Customs Act 1962.
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September - 27 
Two seizures of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Bangladesh in the last one week, including INR 27.1 million from a consignment arrived at Chittagong port from Dubai on September 20 and INR 12.8 million from a Bangladeshi flying into Dhaka from Dubai on September 22, have deepened India's suspi
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Two seizures of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Bangladesh in the last one week, including INR 27.1 million from a consignment arrived at Chittagong port from Dubai on September 20 and INR 12.8 million from a Bangladeshi flying into Dhaka from Dubai on September 22, have deepened India's suspicion that Pakistani agents are producing FICN in bulk at facilities in the Gulf and shipping it back to south Asian ports and airports for entry into India, The Times of India reports on September 28. In September 20 case, the consignment was sent by Shahiduzzaman, a Bangladeshi national (passport no BC-0635715), who hails from Hathhazari, Chittagong District, but is a resident of Dubai. Suspected to be closely associated with the Pakistani agencies, he has been using his business contacts and network in Chittagong to assist smuggling of contraband through the Chittagong area primarily targeted for the adjoining north-east India. The interrogation of the five arrested in the case has revealed that the FICN assignment was to be taken to Comilla and Feni Districts along the Tripura border. Later, on September 22, the Bangladeshi authorities intercepted a Bangladeshi national travelling from Dubai to Dhaka and recovered FICN worth INR 12.8 million from his possession. According to sources in the Indian intelligence agencies, the latest couple of seizures take the total amount of FICN recovered from Bangladesh since January 2014 to over INR 2.3 million. Most FICN hauls were from flights arriving into Bangladesh either directly from Pakistan or from Dubai, Colombo, Doha and Turkey. The Pakistan-inspired FICN rackets are seen as Islamabad's covert economic warfare to undermine India's national economy. A senior Indian intelligence official said Bangladeshi authorities have been vigilant and alert to actively counter and thwart the FICN network and are working in close tandem with international agencies.
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September - 28 
On September 28, customs authorities have opened a unit at Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) to keep a close watch on suspicious elements along the East Coast and prevent the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) along with narcotics, foreign gold biscuits and cigarettes, reports Business Stan
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On September 28, customs authorities have opened a unit at Vishakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh) to keep a close watch on suspicious elements along the East Coast and prevent the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) along with narcotics, foreign gold biscuits and cigarettes, reports Business Standard. The Customs Preventive Division and Shore Guard Customs Preventive (SGCP) unit was inaugurated at Watlair Uplands. The new facility will be headed by Assistant Commissioner G Srinivas Muralidhar. Commissioner S Khader Rahman said their main aim was to sensitise traders and others on how to prevent smuggling activity.
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September - 29 
Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on September 29 said the government is serious about the issue of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports newkerala.com. "We have facts and assessments on the fake currency issue. There can be ups and downs in the facts, as they are sometimes collec
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Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on September 29 said the government is serious about the issue of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports newkerala.com. "We have facts and assessments on the fake currency issue. There can be ups and downs in the facts, as they are sometimes collected on assumptions," Rijiju said. "We are very cautious on this matter. Whenever a case comes, proper action is initiated. We are very serious on this issue because it affects our economy," he added.
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September - 29 
With the festive season round the corner, intelligence agencies and Delhi Police have gone into overdrive to check a massive influx of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into the capital, The Times of India reports on September 29. According to sources, FICN kingpin Iqbal Kana and Dawood Ibrahim's ai
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With the festive season round the corner, intelligence agencies and Delhi Police have gone into overdrive to check a massive influx of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into the capital, The Times of India reports on September 29. According to sources, FICN kingpin Iqbal Kana and Dawood Ibrahim's aide, Aftab Batki, are in the process of sending in huge consignments of FICN by road and air. Police suspect couriers will cross over to Bihar through porous Indo-Nepal and Indo-Bangladesh borders and reach Delhi by train. In Bihar, one consignment could be used in the upcoming elections, according to the intelligence inputs. According to rough estimates by Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and other agencies, fake notes with face value of INR 1.2 -1.5 billion are being pumped into India through various routes. While Batki and Kana are among the known figures helping the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) in the fake note supply, agencies have also identified other key players like Aslam Choudhary, Subha Bhai, Sheikh Safi and Sikander. The routes used to smuggle the fake notes into India include UAE, Bangladesh, Nepal, Thailand, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and China. "We have information that suppliers may attempt to pump in fake currency notes in the coming days. We are focusing to infiltrate the Malda network, which is highly organized. The conduits who receive the consignments from peddlers in Malda take extreme precautions in concealing their identities and hideouts and they avoid direct communications with the peddlers," Joint Commissioner of Police (crime) Ravindra Yadav commented.
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September - 30 
The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on September 30 arrested a phone mechanic working with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), identified as Shailesh Ravalat Bavla village in Ahmedabad District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of INR 100, 200, reports Business Sta
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The Gujarat Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on September 30 arrested a phone mechanic working with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), identified as Shailesh Ravalat Bavla village in Ahmedabad District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of INR 100, 200, reports Business Standard. "We nabbed him and found 102 FICN of INR 1,000 denomination with the total face-value of INR 1.02 lakh," said Sub-Inspector C R Jadav of ATS.
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September - 30 
The officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)-Patna and Muzaffarpur arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Ali Akhtar Ansari and seized a consignment of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 25,43,000 at Raxaul in East Champaran District on September 30, reports The Tim
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The officials of Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)-Patna and Muzaffarpur arrested a 28-year-old man, identified as Ali Akhtar Ansari and seized a consignment of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 25,43,000 at Raxaul in East Champaran District on September 30, reports The Times of India. The intelligence officials acted on a tip-off that a fake note consignment was set to be pumped into India using an international courier service. "We got the information about the consignment being in Raxaul on September 24 and asked the courier company to make it a control delivery instead of home delivery so that we could nab the recipient. We laid the trap and waited patiently for seven days so that the accused didn't get any chance to flee," DRI sources said. "The courier was brought from Dubai via Delhi and was marked as household goods. It had some snacks and chocolates and the FICN was also concealed in a box," the DRI officials said. Altogether 51 bundles of Rs 500 denomination were recovered by the cops. "The accused is an active member of an international gang and the mastermind of the racketeers is based in Nepal. These very high quality fake notes are pumped into India by Pakistan ISI [Inter-Services Intelligence] operatives but they route fake currencies in India through other nations to deny their involvement in the matter," DRI sources said adding, "Ansari's bank account has several transactions with Dubai and several of his calls were from Nepal and Dubai."
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October - 1 
On October 1, acting on a tip-off, Police arrested three persons identified as, Sunil Dattoba Kamble alias Bhausaheb, Sachin Bhikaji Kadam and Mahesh Laxman Dhotre for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized 491 fake notes of 100 rupees denomination from them, reports Indian Express
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On October 1, acting on a tip-off, Police arrested three persons identified as, Sunil Dattoba Kamble alias Bhausaheb, Sachin Bhikaji Kadam and Mahesh Laxman Dhotre for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and seized 491 fake notes of 100 rupees denomination from them, reports Indian Express. They were arrested from Donje Phata area in the jurisdiction of Haveli Police Station in Pune. Police have also seized the car they used and also a colour printer used by them to take print-outs of real currency notes to make counterfeit ones. Police said the three operated in markets in rural areas and targeted older vendors who would find difficult to differentiate between original and fake notes.
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October - 3 
Three persons, identified as Shaikdar Abdulla alias Motu Shopan Mandal, Mohammad Shobug Motur Khan and Najmul Hasan Ahad Ali Shaikh near railway station in Thane on October 3 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 406, reports The Times of India. "Shaikdhar had a Bangla
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Three persons, identified as Shaikdar Abdulla alias Motu Shopan Mandal, Mohammad Shobug Motur Khan and Najmul Hasan Ahad Ali Shaikh near railway station in Thane on October 3 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 406, reports The Times of India. "Shaikdhar had a Bangladeshi passport. A couple of days ago, he had moved into the city with the name of Motu Shopan Mandal along with the other two accused in a room at Mumbra near," said a senior Police Officer. Interrogation revealed that Shaikhdhar had also procured Pan card and Aadhaar card under the name of Mandal. "We are trying to find out the other links of the accused if any as there could be many more persons living like them," said the officer. A case has been registered at Thane Nagar Police Station under 489 (b) (c) of Indian Penal Code (IPC) and relevant sections of Indian Passport Act.
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October - 4 
Smuggler Mir Hussain (30), who was arrested on October 4, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 911,000 by Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Howrah-Kurla Express train in Nagpur (Maharashtra), was part of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) network spread in India
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Smuggler Mir Hussain (30), who was arrested on October 4, along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 911,000 by Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) from Howrah-Kurla Express train in Nagpur (Maharashtra), was part of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) network spread in India. Official sources said that the incident came to light during interrogation of the accused. The ATS officials had recovered PAN cards and railway tickets from the accused who was found to be connected to ISI's network in India. The arrested accused has been remanded to the custody till October 13, 2015.
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October - 4 
The Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and around 20 kilogram silver on Indo-Bangladesh border on October 4, reports kolkatapost.com. According to the reports, the face value of FICN was set INR 500,000 by the officials. A BSF release said that the fake notes and s
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The Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and around 20 kilogram silver on Indo-Bangladesh border on October 4, reports kolkatapost.com. According to the reports, the face value of FICN was set INR 500,000 by the officials. A BSF release said that the fake notes and silver were being smuggled into India at the Sukhdevpur border outpost in Malda District of West Bengal. The smugglers ran away as they were challenged by the officials.
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October - 5 
Nagpur unit of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on person identified as Mir Anwarul (30) hailing from Malda District in West Bengal along with FICN with face value of INR 900,000, Asian Age reports on October 6. “The currency is of very high quality,” said an ATS source. The ATS strongly suspe
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Nagpur unit of Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on person identified as Mir Anwarul (30) hailing from Malda District in West Bengal along with FICN with face value of INR 900,000, Asian Age reports on October 6. “The currency is of very high quality,” said an ATS source. The ATS strongly suspect it was smuggled into the country from across the border from Bangladesh. An ATS source said, “Rs 9 lakh is a big amount. He could not have circulated such a huge amount by himself. We suspect there are foot soldiers below him to whom he wanted to circulate this money after getting a cut. They would have further distributed it in busy market places.” He has been booked under the relevant sections of the IPC and will be produced before a magistrate’s court where the Nagpur ATS will seek his custody for further investigations.
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October - 9 
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat arrested Umesh Rathod 25, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with INR 52,25,000 face-value from Gundlav crossroads on Valsad District. ATS Superintendant of Police (SP) Himanshu Shukla, said while Umesh was arrested from the spot a person named R
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Gujarat arrested Umesh Rathod 25, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with INR 52,25,000 face-value from Gundlav crossroads on Valsad District. ATS Superintendant of Police (SP) Himanshu Shukla, said while Umesh was arrested from the spot a person named Rakesh alias Kabootar managed to give Police a slip. During primary interrogation of the accused it came to light that Vishal, also a resident of Valsad, had asked Umesh and Rakesh to reach Gundlav crossroads to deliver the notes. Shukla added that the notes appear to be printed locally and were not of good quality.
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October - 13 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials tracked down the origin of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Dubai, being pumped into the country via Bangladesh. Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been able to set up a production unit of FICN in Dubai. The fake currency notes are being
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials tracked down the origin of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Dubai, being pumped into the country via Bangladesh. Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been able to set up a production unit of FICN in Dubai. The fake currency notes are being smuggled into India via Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, NIA sources have revealed. The ISI had been running the fake currency racket from Karachi (Pakistan) previously. It changed it's strategy due to growing international pressure, and are now using citizens of Bangladesh and Sri Lanka for such activities.
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October - 14 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 14 (today) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of nearly INR 12,92,000 in Sasani border outpost of Malda District in West Bengal.The troopers seized fake currency wrapped in a plastic bag and thrown from across the Bangladesh border. "T
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on October 14 (today) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of nearly INR 12,92,000 in Sasani border outpost of Malda District in West Bengal.The troopers seized fake currency wrapped in a plastic bag and thrown from across the Bangladesh border. "The fake notes in a plastic bag were thrown across the fence into the Indian side. A BSF team challenged some miscreants who tried to pick up the packet. But they fled taking advantage of foggy weather," said a BSF officer.
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October - 15 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) decided to increase security on the Indo-Nepal border after intelligence agencies warned of increased activities by jihadi elements and smugglers of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), narcotics and human traffickers as the Himalayan nation grapples with inter
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) decided to increase security on the Indo-Nepal border after intelligence agencies warned of increased activities by jihadi elements and smugglers of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), narcotics and human traffickers as the Himalayan nation grapples with internal crisis, The Times of India reports on October 16. Sources said multi-layer security rings will be set up within 15 km from the border areas in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Sikkim. Officials said security infrastructure and intelligence network along the border would be enhanced in the next six months. The home ministry has been repeatedly getting inputs on anti-India activities like movement of Jehadi elements and smuggling of fake Indian currency notes and narcotics along the Nepal border. Of the 1,751 km long border, 263 km is in Uttarakhand, 560 km in Uttar Pradesh, 729 km in Bihar, 100 km in West Bengal and 99 km in Sikkim.
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October - 18 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on October 18 arrested the kingpin of a network involved in smuggling high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in India, identified as Uttam Kumar Sinha from Dhanbad in Dhanbad District of Jharkhand. A total of five mobile phones and 13 SIMs was recov
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) team on October 18 arrested the kingpin of a network involved in smuggling high quality Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in India, identified as Uttam Kumar Sinha from Dhanbad in Dhanbad District of Jharkhand. A total of five mobile phones and 13 SIMs was recovered from him," said the NIA official. Taking over the investigation of a case relating to recovery of FICN of face value of INR10 lakhs from Murshidabad (West Bengal), NIA had been on the hunt for Sinha for two months after investigation revealed him to be the kingpin of the racket. According to NIA, Sinha used to procure high quality FICN through his contacts in Bangladesh.
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October - 18 
BSF and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) discussed the problem of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) being smuggled into the country (India) and both sides assured cooperation to each other. “There is a massive decline in the cross border smuggling of FICN,” the BSF Public Relation Officer (PRO) said. T
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BSF and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) discussed the problem of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) being smuggled into the country (India) and both sides assured cooperation to each other. “There is a massive decline in the cross border smuggling of FICN,” the BSF Public Relation Officer (PRO) said. The BSF in the last few years has seized lakhs of FICN that was being smuggled from Bangladesh. However, according to the BSF official, this year only one seizure was made so far. He further said that information about FICN is shared with the Bangladeshi counterparts.
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October - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 20 arrested a suspect, identified as Purshottam Kesri, in a fake currency case from Trikampura area of Surat District, reports The Times of India. NIA sources said they had taken over the investigation of a case relating to recovery of fake Indian
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 20 arrested a suspect, identified as Purshottam Kesri, in a fake currency case from Trikampura area of Surat District, reports The Times of India. NIA sources said they had taken over the investigation of a case relating to recovery of fake Indian currency notes (FICN) bearing a face value of INR 10 lac from Murshidabad in West Bengal. "During investigations, the name of Uttam Kumar Sinha came to light after which he was arrested from Dhanbad in Jharkhand on October 18," said an NIA official. NIA sources said during Sinha's primary interrogation, it came to light that his accomplice Purshottam Kesri was hiding in Surat. NIA dispatched a team to Surat and arrested Kesri with the help of Surat Crime Branch from Trikampura in Surat. "Sinha is supposed to be the kingpin of the fake currency racket and his gang was instrumental in dispatching fake currency notes worth more than Rs 4 crore to parts of the country," said an NIA official. According to NIA sources, Kesri is an important associate of Sinha and was a key person in despatching the fake currency notes. NIA officials said the modus operandi of the gang was to dispatch fake currency by couriers disguised as laboures and masons and in turn received payments through cash deposits from states like Gujarat, Maharashtra and Jharkhand.
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October - 25 
Money exchanges and their customers have been warned to be cautious as perfect-looking Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) are found in circulation in the UAE, Khaleej Times reports on October 26. The technology used in printing counterfeit Indian notes is so sophisticated that ordinary people or eve
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Money exchanges and their customers have been warned to be cautious as perfect-looking Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) are found in circulation in the UAE, Khaleej Times reports on October 26. The technology used in printing counterfeit Indian notes is so sophisticated that ordinary people or even exchange employees cannot distinguish them from the original notes. The call for caution has come from a teller with a foreign exchange company in Sharjah, who was recently acquitted by the UAE Supreme Court in a fake currency case, and his advocates. Indian M.S, 35, was arrested by the Sharjah Police in June after the Police received information that some Indian rupee notes that he had disbursed to a customer in exchange to dirhams were found fake. The Police received the information after a woman was arrested in Kerala for handing some fake Indian currency notes to a bank over there. "Her husband had apparently exchanged dirhams with Indian rupees from our client," said Advocate Mahmood Alavi. "She paid Rs6,000 to a bank in Kerala as payment for her daughter's educational loan. Of that five Rs1,000 notes were found to be fake," he said. Many cases of FICNs have been reported in the UAE in recent years and people who travelled from the UAE have been reportedly involved in counterfeit currency seizures in India. Some reports in the Indian media even claimed that counterfeit currency mafia had shifted their base to the UAE and were routing the fake notes to India via its neighbouring countries.
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October - 27 
Acting on a tip off, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested one person, identified as Sahim Alam (21) along with the consignment of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 73,000, at Gamharia-Laxmipur chowk in Raxaul town of East Champaran on October 27, reports Business Standard.
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Acting on a tip off, the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) arrested one person, identified as Sahim Alam (21) along with the consignment of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) with face value of INR 73,000, at Gamharia-Laxmipur chowk in Raxaul town of East Champaran on October 27, reports Business Standard. The accused, native of a village under Abhapur Police Station area of the District, confessed of having been given the consignment of counterfeit notes by a relative of an incarcerated man Munna Mian for delivery to a client in New Delhi.
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October - 29 
Shimla Police arrested a man, identified as Jagdish Sharma with some Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500 denomination while trying to plant them in a private hotel in Lakkar Bazaar in Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh, reports Webindia123 on October 29.
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Shimla Police arrested a man, identified as Jagdish Sharma with some Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 500 denomination while trying to plant them in a private hotel in Lakkar Bazaar in Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh, reports Webindia123 on October 29.
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October - 30 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 30 submitted a charge sheet indicting an accused, identified as Barkat Ali of conspiracy involving cross border smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports Business Standard. The case involves seizure of FICN of the face value of nearly
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on October 30 submitted a charge sheet indicting an accused, identified as Barkat Ali of conspiracy involving cross border smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports Business Standard. The case involves seizure of FICN of the face value of nearly INR 65,00,000 from the accused Barkat Ali near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda District on May 6, 2015. Filed before a special NIA court in Kolkata, Ali has been charged with several offences including under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). "Ali has been charged for his involvement in a terrorist conspiracy with a gang, involved in cross border smuggling of extremely high quality fake Indian currency notes (FICN) across Indo-Bangladesh border for further circulation in India, thereby damaging the monetary stability of India," the agency said.
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November - 6 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Nikunj Kumar and Divyesh Parmar along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 3,80,000 from Deesa town of Banaskantha district. During the investigation, Police found that the duo had adopted a "unique" modus operandi to circulate fa
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Nikunj Kumar and Divyesh Parmar along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 3,80,000 from Deesa town of Banaskantha district. During the investigation, Police found that the duo had adopted a "unique" modus operandi to circulate fake notes. "They used to be given the task of delivering cash by from one city to another. During this, the duo used to replace genuine notes with fake notes by slipping-in fake notes into the cash bundles and then deliver it to the receiving firm," according to official sources. Further investigations are on.
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November - 9 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has managed to neutralise an inter-state racket that involves the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and also smuggling of narcotics, oneindia.com reports on November 9. The two states in question are Punjab and West Bengal and the arrest of the
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has managed to neutralise an inter-state racket that involves the circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and also smuggling of narcotics, oneindia.com reports on November 9. The two states in question are Punjab and West Bengal and the arrest of these operatives had led to the seizure of opium and high quality fake currency notes. In a detailed charge sheet filed by the NIA, it is stated that Sunesh Kumar a resident of Ambala (Haryana) and Rajan Chopra from Fatehgarh Sahib, Punjab were involved in a racket involving the circulation of both fake currency and opium. The said Sunesh Kumar and Rajan Chopra were arrested by a joint team of West Bengal Police and BSF, on May 12 2055 at the Sujapur town under Kaliachak Police Station limits in Malda District of West Bengal. In view of the interstate linkages of the smugglers, and probable connections with smugglers from across the border in Bangladesh, NIA took over the investigation as per the orders issued by Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). During investigation by NIA, it was established that the two had driven in the car owned by accused Rajan Chopra, all the way from Punjab to West Bengal only to purchase FICNs and contraband drugs and were found in possession of the same. The NIA will continue further investigation to identify and arrest the suppliers of the FICNs to the arrested accused and the contacts in Bangladesh from where the high quality FICN is suspected to have been smuggled. The NIA says that this was a major operation ranging from Punjab to West Bengal and Bangladesh. It appeared as though the accused persons were connected with some in Bangladesh with whose help they were carrying out this racket. Punjab and Haryana are facing a major drug smuggling problem and through this case, we hope to identify and arrest more accused, the NIA official also added.
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November - 10 
Mumbai Police arrested two persons, identified as Humayun Sheikh and Rajesh Sheikh for allegedly smuggling and distributing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports Business Standard. The Police had received a tip-off that Humayun, a resident of West Bengal, had arrived with FICNs at Dharavi bus
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Mumbai Police arrested two persons, identified as Humayun Sheikh and Rajesh Sheikh for allegedly smuggling and distributing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs), reports Business Standard. The Police had received a tip-off that Humayun, a resident of West Bengal, had arrived with FICNs at Dharavi bus depot in Mumbai (Maharashtra), following which a Police team laid a trap and arrested him. Police recovered 161 FICNs of the denomination of 1,000 and three notes of 500. Humayun's interrogation led to the arrest of Rajesh. "Subsequently, Police recovered another 143 fake of 1000 denomination. The Mumbai Police is now trying to trace the source of notes," according to official source.
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November - 14 
Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 1.585 million close to the Indo-Bangladesh border near Kaliachak in Malda District on November 14, reports The Times of India. The FICN was thrown across the border by Bangladeshi criminals to their Indian counter
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Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 1.585 million close to the Indo-Bangladesh border near Kaliachak in Malda District on November 14, reports The Times of India. The FICN was thrown across the border by Bangladeshi criminals to their Indian counterparts. The Indian criminals fled on being challenged. "Keeping in view the vulnerability of the border from smuggling point of view, Sandeep Salunke, Inspector General (IG), BSF, South Bengal Frontier, issued operational guidelines to further strengthen border domination so as to effectively check smuggling and other criminal activities. Field commanders have taken steps accordingly," an officer revealed.
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November - 14 
The Special Task Force (STF) unit of Kolkata Police on November 14 arrested one person, identified as Akhtar Khan alias Mohammed Javed alias Raju from the Colootola area in Jorashanko Police Station limits of the city for his alleged links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Z
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The Special Task Force (STF) unit of Kolkata Police on November 14 arrested one person, identified as Akhtar Khan alias Mohammed Javed alias Raju from the Colootola area in Jorashanko Police Station limits of the city for his alleged links with Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports Zee News. "We got information that a person was working in the city on an espionage and arrested him this evening," an officer said. Besides, several illegal documents, Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 1,72,500 were seized from Akhtar, who has been working as a bartender in the city, the officer said. Akhtar has been booked under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 120B, 121, 121A, 122, 489B and 489C. Dnaindia.com adds that the documents recovered from Akhtar Khan's home in Kolkata "clearly showed" his links to Pakistan's ISI, a top Special Task Force (STF) officer said. Talking about their investigation, the STF officer said that the documents, unearthed from the Collin Street residence of the Khan showed his "deep-rooted" links with the Pakistani agency. According to him Khan went to Pakistan in 1985 and managed a job at a cloth factory at a monthly salary of INR 10,000 in Pakistani currency with the help of one of his uncles who is a Pakistani."Later on he (Khan) got married to a local woman which helped him getting a Pakistani passport," the officer said. But his financial condition deteriorated when the cloth factory shut down and that affected his marital status which eventually resulted into a divorce, the officer stated. Khan then decided to return India and ISI agents got in touch with him and asked him to work for the agency, he said. "They trained him in code management... There he learnt coding and decoding," the officer said adding that several email address leading to ISI agents were found in Khan's mail. "He then returned to India in 2008 crossing the Nepal border and started living at 76/B Collin Street in the southern part of the city. In fact, Khan's cell phone has also been checked "thoroughly" to establish his other ISI-links and net his accomplices in India," the officer said.
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November - 19 
On November 19, Delhi Police arrested two persons, identified as Haridya Thakur and Nagender Ram along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), with face value of INR 1,05,000 from Nigambodh Ghat area, in New Delhi, reports PTI. To bring the duo into the dragnet, the Police planted a decoy and struck
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On November 19, Delhi Police arrested two persons, identified as Haridya Thakur and Nagender Ram along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), with face value of INR 1,05,000 from Nigambodh Ghat area, in New Delhi, reports PTI. To bring the duo into the dragnet, the Police planted a decoy and struck a deal with them. The racket allegedly procured notes at 30 per cent of the face value from one Sandeep Lal in Bihar and sold them at a 50 per cent rate here, said Police. Investigation is underway and efforts are on to crack the entire nexus, Police added.
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November - 21 
Police arrested two persons. identified as Raju Khan and Khaludbusab Nadaf natives of Uttar Pradesh on November 21 for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Goa, The Times of India reports on November 22. The accused hail from Uttar Pradesh, where intelligence and security agencies had re
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Police arrested two persons. identified as Raju Khan and Khaludbusab Nadaf natives of Uttar Pradesh on November 21 for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Goa, The Times of India reports on November 22. The accused hail from Uttar Pradesh, where intelligence and security agencies had recently intensified vigilance in local banks along the Indo-Nepal border after a huge cache of counterfeit currency notes were found. An offence has been registered under Sections 489B, 489C, 489E of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).The duo was produced before the judicial magistrate first class at Mapusa and was remanded to six days in Police custody.
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November - 22 
Two persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), with a face value of INR 3,00,000 in Ranaghat of Nadia District in West Bengal, reports news.webindia123.com. Based on a tip-off, Ranaghat Police raided the house of one Kartik Rakhit and found fake currency notes worth INR 3,00,
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Two persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), with a face value of INR 3,00,000 in Ranaghat of Nadia District in West Bengal, reports news.webindia123.com. Based on a tip-off, Ranaghat Police raided the house of one Kartik Rakhit and found fake currency notes worth INR 3,00,000 in denomination INR 50 and INR 100.
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November - 23 
Acting on a tip off the intelligence wing of Border Security Force (BSF) arrested one person, identified as Sariful Sheikh along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 5, 00,000 from market area in Kaliachak Police Station in Malda District on November 23, reports echoofindia.c
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Acting on a tip off the intelligence wing of Border Security Force (BSF) arrested one person, identified as Sariful Sheikh along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with face value of INR 5, 00,000 from market area in Kaliachak Police Station in Malda District on November 23, reports echoofindia.com. BSF handed over Sheikh to Kaliachak Police on November 24.
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November - 23 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 23 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of nearly INR 1,299,000 while they were being smuggled from Bangladesh into West Bengal under Daulatpur border outpost area in Malda District, reportsBusiness Standard. "The FICNs kept inside a ba
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on November 23 seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value of nearly INR 1,299,000 while they were being smuggled from Bangladesh into West Bengal under Daulatpur border outpost area in Malda District, reportsBusiness Standard. "The FICNs kept inside a bag were thrown into the Indian side from across the international border. A BSF patrol party challenged miscreants who tried to pick up the bag. While they managed to flee, we seized the bag from which fake notes amounting to Rs.11.99 lakh was recovered," said a BSF spokesperson. Alarmed by the circulation of fake notes, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has taken over the probe of several seizures of FICNs made in the state and arrested a number of people from across the country. The BSF has seized FICN of face value exceeding INR 23.4 million and arrested 22 smugglers across the South Bengal frontier so far during this year.
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November - 25 
Hyderabad Police has claimed to have neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket with the arrest of four students, including one from Bangladesh, and seized FICN with a face value of INR 3,81,000 allegedly from them, reports Business Standard. The arrested gang members -- Mohammad Al Masre
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Hyderabad Police has claimed to have neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket with the arrest of four students, including one from Bangladesh, and seized FICN with a face value of INR 3,81,000 allegedly from them, reports Business Standard. The arrested gang members -- Mohammad Al Masrekin alias Sathy from Bangladesh, Razibul Hoque, Asif Iqbal and Minarul Islam, all students from different Districts in West Bengal were allegedly engaged in exchanging of counterfeit currency in Hyderabad, a Police release said. The Bangladeshi student, along with the three other students, formed a gang and were allegedly circulating FICN in India with the help of prime accused Sofikul Islam and Shorif, both also from West Bengal, who are absconding, it said. Sofikul Islam and Shorif supplied fake currency, the release said. Sathy came to India on a tourist visa in 2009 for higher studies and resided in West Bengal. He later obtained a student visa which is valid up to 2016.
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November - 25 
Police on November 25 arrested one person, identified as Rahul Shahi and seized nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 100 denomination from his possession, in Bhopal, reports Free Press Journal. Police were getting the information of circulation of FICN in the area for the last few months af
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Police on November 25 arrested one person, identified as Rahul Shahi and seized nine Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of INR 100 denomination from his possession, in Bhopal, reports Free Press Journal. Police were getting the information of circulation of FICN in the area for the last few months after which the raid was conducted. The accused was taken on remand and was quizzed regarding where he got the notes and where he supplied them.
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November - 27 
Heroin worth over INR 1,500 crore has been seized from Indian frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh so far this year (2015) by Border Security Force (BSF), besides significant seizures of arms, ammunition and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports Economic Times. "Recovered almost Rs 1,500 cror
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Heroin worth over INR 1,500 crore has been seized from Indian frontiers with Pakistan and Bangladesh so far this year (2015) by Border Security Force (BSF), besides significant seizures of arms, ammunition and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), reports Economic Times. "Recovered almost Rs 1,500 crore worth of Heroin during this year," a press release issued on November 27 by the force said. The seizure of Heroin was 303.589 kilograms, 78 arms, 2,860 number of ammunitions and FICN with face value of INR 2.68 crore, it said. "Active border denomination and intelligence based operations led to the record seizures of Heroin (280.54 kg) during 2015 in Punjab," the release said. The force is carrying out "vulnerability mapping" of vulnerable patches on Indo-Pak border. Vulnerable mapping of Border Out Posts (BOPs) has been completed from the angle of illegal migration, human trafficking, FICN and cattle smuggling, it said.
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November - 29 
Police arrested five persons, and neutralised an international gang for allegedly printing and marketing fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 100,000, reports Indian Express. The gang comprising five members was arrested by a special team formed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police after recei
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Police arrested five persons, and neutralised an international gang for allegedly printing and marketing fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 100,000, reports Indian Express. The gang comprising five members was arrested by a special team formed by the Deputy Commissioner of Police after receiving a tip-off. The gang was to deliver the fake currency notes to one Mahesh, a resident of Patel Nagar in Ambala (Haryana). During preliminary interrogation, the gang members confessed that they were supplying fake currency notes to India, Nepal and other countries. Their modus operandi is that they exchanged notes by handing over three fake notes in lieu of one genuine note. The fake notes recovered were of 1,000, 500 and 100 denomination. Of the total value of the fake notes, INR 9,40,000 were of 1,000 denomination, INR 2,93,000 of 500 and INR 2,67,000 of 100 denomination.
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November - 29 
Police on November 29 arrested one person, identified as Rabi ul Haq, a West Bengal-native along with four Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of 1,000 denomination, while trying to change the notes at a lottery vending shop at Kalamassery in Ernakulam District, reports New Indian Express. He is suspec
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Police on November 29 arrested one person, identified as Rabi ul Haq, a West Bengal-native along with four Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of 1,000 denomination, while trying to change the notes at a lottery vending shop at Kalamassery in Ernakulam District, reports New Indian Express. He is suspected to have brought the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) from Bangladesh. “During interrogation, Rabi said he had procured 100 FICNs of 1,000 denomination from a person in West Bengal, paying `50,000. He used 96 notes at various places in Tamil Nadu and Kerala for purchasing goods and food. The police also recovered `80,000 from the possession of the accused, which he had gathered by exchanging fake notes…Though we visited the shops where the accused spent the fake notes, we could not recover the notes. The fake notes have been printed in a foreign press and are almost identical to original ones. The counterfeiting could be detected only by using machine,” said the police. According to the accused, there are many others from Malda District of West Bengal who visit Kerala with fake notes and return after staying here for a few months.
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November - 29 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested b Bangladeshi National, identified as Majrul Rehman along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 18,00,000 close to the international border in Baishnab Nagar in Malda District on November 29, reports The Times of India. "Specific inform
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested b Bangladeshi National, identified as Majrul Rehman along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value INR 18,00,000 close to the international border in Baishnab Nagar in Malda District on November 29, reports The Times of India. "Specific information was received by BSF regarding suspicious movement of a person near the Indo-Bangladesh Border with FICN consignment. This was near BOP Sovapur. The information was received around 5 am and the troops launched a special operation at 6 am. The patrolling team noticed a man moving suspiciously across the border fence. He was attempting to throw a polythene bag across the fence. The BSF troops gave chase and succeeded in apprehending the miscreant on Indian soil. The 150 metre stretch beyond the border fence is Indian territory. The bag was opened and FICN bundles of face value Rs 18 lakh were seied," a senior officer said. During questioning, Majrul Rehman revealed that he is from Mandalpara village in the Shivganj Police Station of Chapainababganj District of Bangladesh. In 2015, the BSF's South Bengal Frontier has seized FICN of face value INR 2,52,85,000 and arrested 23 FICN racketeers.
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December - 1 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in West Bengal, on December 1 interrogated a Bangladeshi national, Majirul Rehman who was apprehended two days ago by the Border Security Force (BSF) for smuggling in counterfeit money, reports
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in West Bengal, on December 1 interrogated a Bangladeshi national, Majirul Rehman who was apprehended two days ago by the Border Security Force (BSF) for smuggling in counterfeit money, reports Business Standard. Rehman, said to be a resident of Bangladesh's Chapainawabganj District, was arrested by the BSF troopers while he was trying to smuggle in fake currency notes in Sovapur border outpost area in Malda District. "While the local police have registered the case, we interrogated Rehman to see if he has links with a gang involved in smuggling FICNs. We have not taken up the investigation of this case but if ordered we will surely undertake investigations," an NIA officer said.
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December - 6 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has unraveled a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, which seems to connect all the arrested terror suspects--the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents caught in Kolkata (West Bengal), the suspect arrested in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), the Jammu and Kashmi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has unraveled a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, which seems to connect all the arrested terror suspects--the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agents caught in Kolkata (West Bengal), the suspect arrested in Meerut (Uttar Pradesh), the Jammu and Kashmir schoolteacher and the six others arrested in Bangladesh, The Times of India reports on December 7. "One arrest has been leading to the other, connecting them with a common link," said an NIA officer. Even the arrest of Fareed Khan, belonging to the 17th J&K Light Infantry on Sunday came on the heels of the arrest of another ISI suspect, from Rajouri in Jammu on Saturday. "The Siliguri arrest was based on leads from other suspects," the officer said. The Rapid Action Battalion's (RAB) Friday (December 4) arrest of the six, in Bangladesh including a Pakistani national, Abdullah alias Selim, who was caught with fake notes with the face value of Rs 1 crore, was also based on NIA inputs.
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December - 7 
After repeated cases of migrant labourers being held with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of high denominations, in Kerala, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has decided to probe the origin of such notes, The Times of India reports on December 8. The NIA, after assessing recent cases reporte
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After repeated cases of migrant labourers being held with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of high denominations, in Kerala, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has decided to probe the origin of such notes, The Times of India reports on December 8. The NIA, after assessing recent cases reported in Ernakulam and Kottayam Districts, has found that the counterfeits were printed with great precision using high quality paper. A senior NIA official said the seized FICN are suspected to be of Pakistan-origin. According to NIA officials, such counterfeits can only be printed by a neigbouring country on sophisticated machineries. "Similar FICNs seized were subjected to examination in Mumbai in 2008. The physical features of the seized FICNs were tested and found similarities with Pakistan currency. Also, the paper used for FICNs matched with the legal tender of Pakistan," the officer said. The NIA has found that the currencies are initially trafficked to Malda District of West Bengal which borders India and Bangladesh. Moreover, migrant labourers who were held with FICNs in Ernakulam and Kottayam were getting a commission of 50 per cent.
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December - 7 
Gujarat Police arrested one person, identified as Mohammed Raees Mohammed Suleiman Syed from Ajgain of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh on December 7, reports The Times of India. Raees is believed to be the kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket spread across India."Our team has left Aj
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Gujarat Police arrested one person, identified as Mohammed Raees Mohammed Suleiman Syed from Ajgain of Unnao District in Uttar Pradesh on December 7, reports The Times of India. Raees is believed to be the kingpin of a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket spread across India."Our team has left Ajgain and will reach Ahmedabad on Tuesday morning," said a senior Crime Branch official. Raees, former Latif aide Babbu Mulla alias Hyder Shaikh and Mohammed Ishrar of Uttar Pradesh were accused in a case registered by Ahmedabad Police for circulating fake notes worth INR 15,00,000. In addition, Special Operation Group (SOG) had also seized another consignment of fake currency notes worth INR 10,00,000 from them. "We suspect that Raees has contacts with fake currency notes suppliers from West Bengal and has circulated fake currency notes worth crores across the state," said a Crime Branch official. Crime Branch suspects that the notes were routed to India through Malda District border. "The notes are suspected to be printed in Pakistan," the official added. A senior crime branch official said Raees's brother-in-law Saeed too assisted him. Saeed had come along with Mohammed Ishrar to Ahmedabad with the fake note consignment. "Babbu Mulla, Mohammed Ishrar and Saeed circulated fake notes worth Rs 15 lakh in Ahmedabad during Diwali days," added a Crime Branch official.
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December - 8 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in co-ordination with Police arrested a member of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, identified as Subodh Singh Parihar along with FICN worth of INR 2,97,500 from near a Library at Phoolbagh ground in Kanpur Dehat District on December 8, reports The Tim
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) in co-ordination with Police arrested a member of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, identified as Subodh Singh Parihar along with FICN worth of INR 2,97,500 from near a Library at Phoolbagh ground in Kanpur Dehat District on December 8, reports The Times of India. . "During interrogation, Subodh told us he has been coming to City for the last few years to deliver fake currency. He said that he used to procure fake currency from Malda district of West Bengal. Earlier, also, about couple of months ago, he had circulated FICN amouting to Rs 50,000 in Kanpur," said Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shalabh Mathur.
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December - 9 
On December 9, Police arrested two persons and unearthed a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Avas Vikas Colony area of Bareilly, reports The Times of India. Police also recovered desktop, scanner and printer from the house of the accused and recovered FICN of INR 100 denomination to the tun
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On December 9, Police arrested two persons and unearthed a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket in Avas Vikas Colony area of Bareilly, reports The Times of India. Police also recovered desktop, scanner and printer from the house of the accused and recovered FICN of INR 100 denomination to the tune of around INR 6,500. The matter came to light after cops at Subhash Nagar Police Station received a tip off from a woman vegetable seller that some youngsters were allegedly presenting fake currency notes after purchasing vegetables in return."On the basis of information provided by the two, police raided a one-room flat in Avas Vikas Colony occupied by another youth, who is reportedly the kingpin of the racket. Police seized currency notes of INR 100 and INR 500 denominations from the house valued at around INR 6,500 along with a desktop computer, a laser printer and scanner. However, the owner of the house and kingpin managed to escape before the arrival of police," said Superintendent of Police (city), Sameer Saurabh.
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December - 10 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing a pan-India Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, is developing a strategy to arrest the members of different modules in Malda District of West Bengal that are pumping fake currency in the entire country, The Times of India reports on December
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) which is probing a pan-India Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, is developing a strategy to arrest the members of different modules in Malda District of West Bengal that are pumping fake currency in the entire country, The Times of India reports on December 11. "We have specific cases regarding fake currency from Malda and the office there is investigating it," Sharad Kumar, Director General of NIA stated in Kolkata. He visited the city on December 10, to take stock of their regional office and the Malda unit that looks after the FICN cases. According to sources, the focus of the agency is to find out how terror modules are using fake currency rackets to fund their operations. According to sources, at least five arrests in the last 15 days for carrying fake currency have started worrying NIA officials as interrogation revealed that all of them were procuring currencies from Malda District.
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December - 13 
On December 13, the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad's Crime Branch arrested two brothers, identified as Mofizul Shaikh and Shabudding Shaikh, residents of Murshidabad District of West Bengal, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 8,00,000 from Astodia Darwaja area of the
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On December 13, the Special Operation Group (SOG) of Ahmedabad's Crime Branch arrested two brothers, identified as Mofizul Shaikh and Shabudding Shaikh, residents of Murshidabad District of West Bengal, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth INR 8,00,000 from Astodia Darwaja area of the city, reports The Times of India. SOG officials said, "Mofizul has confessed that he stored fake notes at his house in Thane near Mumbai. During interrogation the duo claimed that they have been pumping fake notes in Maharashtra, Gujarat and Delhi since the two years. " Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Crime Branch, Deepan Bhadran said: "The fake currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination are of high quality and have been sent for forensic examination. We have also written to the government mint in Nashik for verification." An SOG official said, "While scrutinizing the bank account of Raees (earlier arrested in Uttar Pradesh), we found Rs 92 lakh was deposited in his account at different stages. The masterminds of the racket paid him half the value of fake currency notes that were disbursed. Going by that, Rs 92 lakh deposited in Raees's account amounts to fake notes worth more than Rs 1.50 crore." "The brothers were in touch with Raees and with three persons Babu Shaikh, Ashanuddin Shaikh and Aaftan shaikh of Ghansipur in West Bengal. The trio is suspected to be in touch with kingpins of fake Indian currency notes in Bangladesh and Pakistan. Our team is camping in West Bengal, hunting for the trio who we suspect are being backed by Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan," said an SOG official.
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December - 17 
A Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket that utilised porous borders between India and Bangladesh to smuggle in the counterfeit notes into the country has been neutralized with arrest of four persons, along with FICN with face value of INR 200,000 in Delhi, the Police said on December 17, reports
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A Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket that utilised porous borders between India and Bangladesh to smuggle in the counterfeit notes into the country has been neutralized with arrest of four persons, along with FICN with face value of INR 200,000 in Delhi, the Police said on December 17, reports The Hindu. The gang used the services of a visually-challenged man to smuggle in the counterfeit notes in New Delhi. “The arrested men went on to reveal the involvement of some West Bengal-based persons of procuring the counterfeit currency from Bangladesh. We took the accused persons to Malda in West Bengal, where we raided a highly-sensitive Naxalite-affected area,” said a senior Police officer. One of the accused, 23-year-old Arif, was apprehended on suspicion of importing the fake notes. The police said the racketeers involved some Bangladeshi men, who would throw the notes over the fence between the nations for their Indian associates. They targeted the fences that passed through forested and less secure areas. Upon receiving the fake notes, the Indians would throw back original Indian currency notes to the Bangladeshi side as payment. The police said the ratio agreed upon them was 100:40, that is, for every fake note with a face value of INR 100 received by the Indian members of the racket, the Bangladeshis would receive INR 40. Since Mukesh Kumar was visually-challenged and would thus draw little suspicion, he was tasked with bringing the fake notes to Delhi for circulation, said the police. Mukesh would travel to Delhi by train and carry the currency notes in a bag without being asked any questions.
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December - 18 
NIA (National investigation agency) arrested one person, identified as Amirul Sheikh from Golapganj village under Golapganj Police Outpost on December 18, reportedly in connection with running a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) peddling racket in Kaliachak of Malda District, reports echoofindia.com.
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NIA (National investigation agency) arrested one person, identified as Amirul Sheikh from Golapganj village under Golapganj Police Outpost on December 18, reportedly in connection with running a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) peddling racket in Kaliachak of Malda District, reports echoofindia.com. It is learnt from sources that Sheikh was produced in court on December 19 and taken into transit remand by NIA. “He would be taken to Delhi and grilled to get more information on fake currency peddling,” the source informed. It is further learnt from sources that the NIA team may raid different areas in Malda District to arrest at least two others for reportedly having a strong connection with FICN peddling racket.
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December - 19 
Dawood Ibrahim, is the brain behind smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Bangladesh to West Bengal with the support of his mentors in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), New Indian Express reports on December 20. Earlier, Bangladeshi officials arrested six men from near Dhaka a
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Dawood Ibrahim, is the brain behind smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from Bangladesh to West Bengal with the support of his mentors in Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), New Indian Express reports on December 20. Earlier, Bangladeshi officials arrested six men from near Dhaka airport and seized several crores of FICN. Among the arrested was Pakistani national Abdullah alias Salim. Interrogation revealed that their boss was Dawood Ibrahim, and that D-Company (as his gang is called) has a network in Malda District and in some border districts of West Bengal. Investigation revealed that Abdullah migrated to Karachi with his family in 1979 from Tarpurchandi in Chandpur in Bangladesh. He joined D-Company through Aslam Chaudhury alias Taimur, and kept in touch with the “manager of FICN smuggling” Subabhai alias Ershad.Abdullah revealed that during the last six years, the smuggling of thousands of crores of FICN to Malda from Chapainawabgunj District in Bangladesh was controlled by Iqbal Kana alias Adis Iqbal alias Malikbhai of D-Company, a resident of Shalimar Gate in Lahore. Malikbhai vetted each recruit before engaging them in smuggling FICN from printing presses in Nepal to Bangladesh and then into West Bengal. There were several printing presses in Lahore and Karachi too, he said. Five others who were arrested said that Bengalis in Pakistan who did not have passports and wanted to return to Bangladesh were being recruited. D-Company arranged “out passes” for them through the Bangladesh High Commission in Pakistan. They carried trunk loads of FICN, which was allowed to pass through the green channel at Dhaka airport by D-Company and ISI officials. The NIA (National Investigation Agency) was informed that a FICN “stock yard” existed in Shibgunj and Daulatpur in Malda, which is managed by Saddam Sheikh. The modus operandi was to sell INR 100,000 of FICN for INR 40,000 to businessmen. The profit from smuggling FICN is sent through Karmakar, a hawala (illegal money transaction) operator in Malda, to D-Company’s agents in Kajipara, Mirpur, Gabtuli and Gulshan in Dhaka. The thousands of crores of rupees are then routed to Dawood in Karachi and Lahore.
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December - 27 
A section of local bloggers and frequent social media chatters in Nagpur (Maharashtra) are learnt to be under scanner of the security agencies for spreading radical ideologies of terror outfits like Islamic State (IS) and the likes, The Times of India reports on December 28. Though senior officers a
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A section of local bloggers and frequent social media chatters in Nagpur (Maharashtra) are learnt to be under scanner of the security agencies for spreading radical ideologies of terror outfits like Islamic State (IS) and the likes, The Times of India reports on December 28. Though senior officers are not revealing the exercise, sources said some chatters openly express their intention to join jihad (holy war) in and outside India while interacting in the public forum. There are also groups on the social media who vociferously express their anti-national sentiments. "Evidence is being gathered before swooping down on some suspects. There is a very thin line between ideological discussion and crime of waging war against the state," said the officer. It is also learnt that security agencies may also start flushing out illegal Bangladeshi immigrants who work as menial labourers at construction sites, bakeries, hotels, eateries, factories and such places. Though mostly they are economic migrants, security agencies feel some among them pose a threat by bringing in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) and even some dangerous materials on behalf of the jihadis targeting India.
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