Fake notes: RBI lodges FIR against 81

An FIR has been lodged at Gomti Nagar Police station against 81 persons for submitting Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of Rs 46,800 by Reserve Bank of India (RBI),Lucknow. The complaint was lodged by Assistant General Manager of RBI Lucknow Shalini Sachan on Friday.

The case has been lodged after the receipt of fake currency at RBI Lucknow,by the accused persons who came to change their old and torn currency notes with new ones,said PK Srivastava,spokesperson of DIG Lucknow.

The RBI had lodged the last complaint for receiving FICN of Rs 98,900 at Gomti Nagar Police station on June 30. While the recovery of FICN is alarming,investigations into these cases often end up into final reports finding none of the accused involved in the making or transportation of FICN. ENS