August 26, 2022 3:04 am
During demonetisation, the Union government had claimed that it was being done to put an end to the fake currency racket in the country. "However, the situation today is completely different as racketeers have managed to get fake currencies into our banking system and the economy once again," Congress spokesperson Manish Doshi said.
August 22, 2021 1:05 pm
Cops also seized from them fake notes with a face value of Rs 4 lakh that were allegedly printed in Pakistan and smuggled into the country via Bangladesh.
September 27, 2020 3:53 am
Parmar has been accused of printing counterfeit currency of Rs 2,000 denomination with a face value of Rs 11 lakh in 2017, just months after the new 2,000 currency notes were introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in the wake of demonetisation.
June 06, 2020 5:46 am
Mohammad Murad Alam has been charged under IPC sections 489-B (using as genuine, forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes) and 489-C (possession of forged or counterfeit currency-notes or bank-notes), read with Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy
March 24, 2019 7:05 am
In 2016, the Antop Hill police had booked five men, including a West Bengal resident, under sections pertaining to counterfeit currency. The men were in custody for at least three years till their acquittal last week.
June 17, 2018 12:50 pm
According to the latest annual data released by the Swiss Federal Office of Police (Fedpol), just two fake Rs 100 notes and one Rs 500 banknote was seized during 2017.
March 09, 2018 3:27 am
It expressed displeasure over infiltration and cross border terrorism and said, “The committee is not happy with the progress of the investigation. NIA should complete the investigation in the remaining cases at the earliest.”
August 31, 2017 11:16 pm
On examination of his baggage, the officers found 349 notes of Rs 2,000 having face value of Rs 6.98 lakhs. Follow-up operations were conducted at his residence in Bengaluru that resulted in the recovery of another Rs 58,000 in fake notes.
March 20, 2015 4:02 am
Police have recovered 398 fake notes of Rs 500 denomination from the suspects.
July 18, 2014 11:58 am
The gang of five had been running the racket for a long time, giving out fake notes to their customers.