counterfeit currency

Sambhal (UP), April 10 A 50-year-old man was arrested with counterfeit Indian currency notes in the Hayatnagar area here, officials said on Friday.During the operation, counterfeit Indian currency worth Rs 20,000 was recovered from his possession, including 35 notes of Rs 500 denomination, six...

Aligarh (UP), April 9 Incriminating material, including live cartridges and suspected counterfeit currency, has been recovered from a room in the Aligarh Muslim University hostel, police said on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off on Wednesday, police seized .32 bore pistol bullets, four 12 bore...

Patna, April 8 Bihar Chief Secretary Pratyaya Amrit on Wednesday directed officials to ensure that banknote-sorting machines are installed at all bank branches near the India-Nepal border of the state to curb the circulation of counterfeit currency.He also called for enhanced surveillance in...

Mumbai, April 7 – In a major crackdown, Maharashtra Cyber has uncovered a network allegedly using Instagram to promote and sell Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), officials said on Tuesday.They further mentioned that several accounts were circulating misleading reels and content to lure users...

Bahraich (UP), April 5 Four members of a gang involved in printing counterfeit currency have been arrested here, an official said.Superintendent of Police Vishwajeet Srivastava said on Saturday that the accused were apprehended from the Khairighat area during the intervening night of Friday...

Bahraich (UP), April 4 Police have arrested four members of a gang involved in printing counterfeit currency here, an official said on Saturday.Superintendent of Police Vishwajeet Srivastava said the accused were apprehended from the Khairighat area during the night of Friday and Saturday...

Mumbai, April 3 – Police have recovered a large cache of illegal arms and counterfeit currency from a concealed location in Dombivli, a part of Thane district in Maharashtra, and have arrested a 55-year-old man in connection with the case, officials said on Thursday.The accused has been...

Lucknow/Deoria, April 2 Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday alleged that counterfeit currency was rampant in Uttar Pradesh under the Yogi Adityanath government, and indicated the involvement of a BJP MLA.His allegation came a day after a counterfeit currency racket was busted in...

New Delhi, April 1 Two Delhi Police personnel were suspended and arrested for allegedly robbing a businessman from Uttar Pradesh of Rs 8.4 lakh near Ajmal Khan Park in central Delhi, police said on Wednesday.The accused, sub-inspector Mahavir and constable Vicky, posted at Desh Bandhu Gupta...

Ahmedabad/Surat, March 27 – A key figure in a counterfeit currency racket involving forged Rs 500 notes has been arrested by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch. The investigation, which has expanded to include a network allegedly linked to a self-proclaimed spiritual leader known among associates as...

New Delhi, March 27 – India’s security agencies have flagged the increasing number of entry points through which counterfeit currency is being circulated in the market. Initially, counterfeit currency was being pushed into Nepal from Pakistan before entering India. However, with Indian agencies...

Ahmedabad, March 19 City police have seized high-quality counterfeit Indian currency worth ₹2.38 crore and arrested seven persons, officials said on Thursday.Acting on a tip-off, the crime branch apprehended the accused, including a spiritual and yoga teacher based in Surat, when they arrived...

Ahmedabad/Surat, March 19 – An operation to manufacture and circulate fake Rs 500 notes has been uncovered by the Ahmedabad Crime Branch, which seized Rs 2.38 crore in forged notes and arrested seven people, including a woman.The arrests were made on Wednesday night after officers intercepted...

Mumbai, March 12 Congress legislature party leader Vijay Wadettiwar criticized the Maharashtra government over the farm loan waiver announced in the state budget on Thursday, alleging that the conditions attached to the scheme amount to a betrayal of farmers.Speaking during the discussion on...

Kolkata, March 9 A team of Nepal Police, assisted by its West Bengal counterpart, has arrested seven people, including a couple from the state, and seized counterfeit currency worth approximately Rs 70 crore during a raid at an apartment near Kolkata, an official said on Monday.The raid took...

Kolkata, March 4 – Police in Malda district of West Bengal have arrested three individuals after recovering firearms and counterfeit currency during raids conducted ahead of the state Assembly elections, officials said on Wednesday.Police conducted raids at two separate locations in the...

New Delhi, March 1 – In a major breakthrough, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Nepali citizen, who had been on the run since 2014, in a case involving fake Indian currency and a Pakistani national based in Dubai, an official said."The accused, Noor Mohammed, from the Bara...

Fake currency worth ₹10 lakh seized in Guwahati; one person arrested.Guwahati, February 26: The Guwahati Police seized counterfeit currency notes worth ₹10 lakh from under the Ulubari flyover and apprehended one person in connection with the case.According to police sources, the counterfeit...

Purnea/Kishanganj, February 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Bihar on Wednesday for a three-day tour during which he is expected to attend several events in the strategically located Seemanchal region, besides reviewing "demographic changes" in the area.During the day, he chaired a...

Patna, February 25 Union Home Minister Amit Shah chaired a meeting of the Land Ports Authority of India on Wednesday, a statutory body functioning under the ministry responsible for creating, upgrading, maintaining, and managing border infrastructure.The meeting took place in the Kishanganj...