Three held with fake 6.40 lakh Takas in Dhaka
August 3rd, 2012 - 8:18 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) Three people have been arrested in Dhaka after counterfeit currency worth 6.40 lakh Takas (about $7,850) was recovered from them, The Daily Star reported.The Detective Branch ... Read more...
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Three held with fake currency in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur
July 2nd, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, July 2 (IANS) Three people were arrested and counterfeit currency with face value of about Rs. 4.75 lakh was recovered from them in Rajasthan's Bharatpur Monday, police said.The currency ... Read more...
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Fake currency seized in Rajasthan
June 16th, 2012 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Jaipur, June 16 (IANS) Two people were arrested and counterfeit currency with face value of about Rs.14 lakh was recovered in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district Saturday, police said.Rajasthan Police raided a ... Read more...
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Assam plans new cells to tackle Maoists, fake currency
May 14th, 2012 - 5:49 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 14 (IANS) The Assam government will soon set up two separate cells of the state police to tackle Maoist activities and the menace of counterfeit currency, Chief ... Read more...
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India to discuss security challenges with state governments
April 13th, 2012 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) The central government will meet all state chief ministers Monday to discuss internal security challenges and measures to tackle them, particularly the threats posed ... Read more...
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Terrorists still operate from Bangladesh: PM’s envoy
April 5th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's Special Envoy Satinder K. Lamba Thursday said terrorists and insurgents still operated from Bangladesh despite Dhaka's efforts to contain ... Read more...
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RBI moves against fake currency deposit
February 15th, 2012 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Feb 15 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Wednesday filed an FIR against nine banks in Lucknow on charges of depositing counterfeit currency to its vault here.Shalini ... Read more...
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Police scale down seized fake money haul, say notes good quality
January 14th, 2012 - 12:00 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) Counterfeit currency, seized in Delhi Thursday, has been now found to have a face value of Rs.2.24 crore, not Rs.6 crore as announced earlier, Delhi ... Read more...
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Taking steps to curb fake notes: Pranab
January 7th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, Jan 7 (IANS) The government is enhancing security features in notes to help curb counterfeit currency, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said Saturday."The reforms related to security features will ... Read more...
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Nepali kingpin of Delhi auto thefts arrested
December 2nd, 2011 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 2 (IANS) A 45-year-old Nepali national, known as king of stolen vehicles receivers, was arrested here for his involvement in more than 100 auto theft cases in ... Read more...
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Man held with counterfeit currency
November 5th, 2011 - 1:34 am ICT by IANS
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh), Nov 4 (IANS) A man linked to an inter-state fake currency racket was arrested in this Uttar Pradesh district along with fake Indian currency notes of face ... Read more...
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Strengten border security: Mizoram, Tripura governors
October 31st, 2011 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala/Aizawl, Oct 31 (IANS) Security along India's borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar must be strengthened for lasting peace in the region and to curb the smuggling of items such ... Read more...
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Nepal assures India mechanism to check fake notes
October 22nd, 2011 - 7:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 22 (IANS) Allaying India's concerns, Nepal's Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai Saturday gave an assurance that a mechanism will be developed soon to check the flow of ... Read more...
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Goa police look to ‘Singham’ for inspiration
September 9th, 2011 - 7:06 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Sep 9 (IANS) With his force mired in a slew of scandals involving sex, sleaze, corruption, political patronage and drugs, Goa's top cop hopes that his men would ... Read more...
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Fake currency racket reaches Goa minister’s doorstep
August 11th, 2011 - 12:51 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 11 (IANS) An accused in a counterfeit currency racket busted recently was a regular visitor at a Goa minister's house, police said Thursday.The accused, a grass-roots Congress worker, ... Read more...
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Gang pumping fake money in Goa casinos busted
August 1st, 2011 - 7:24 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 1 (IANS) A racket in which millions of rupees in counterfeit currency were pumped into casino gambling operations has been busted, police said Monday.Police have arrested three people, ... Read more...
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Counterfeit currency seized in Punjab
July 10th, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, July 10 (IANS) Two men were arrested in Punjab's Patiala district with counterfeit currency totalling about Rs.10 lakh, police said Sunday.Police intercepted a motorcycle in Rajpura town, 45 km ... Read more...
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Counterfeit currency: Former defence official arrested
June 13th, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Nawanshahar (Punjab), June 13 (IANS) A Ludhiana-based former defence official has been arrested for allegedly printing and circulating counterfeit currency notes in Punjab and Bihar. Fake currency worth Rs.500,000 has ... Read more...
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Fake currency with face value of Rs.1.5 crore seized
June 7th, 2011 - 12:37 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 6 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs.1.5 crore from two Turkish nationals and their Indian ... Read more...
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Nepali national held for ISI links
June 5th, 2011 - 11:10 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, June 5 (IANS) A Nepali national working for an agent of Pakistan's spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for circulating counterfeit currency notes in India has been arrested in Uttar ... Read more...
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India, US agree to foster closer security ties
May 27th, 2011 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 27 (IANS) India and the US Friday committed to further their strategic ties by expanding cooperation in areas like accessing and sharing of data related to ... Read more...
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Rs.200,000 counterfeit currency found, one held
May 24th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Jalandhar (Punjab), May 24 (IANS) In the second such incident here in a fortnight, counterfeit currency worth Rs.200,000 has been recovered and a man arrested for smuggling fake money, Punjab ... Read more...
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IPL betting rackets busted, eight arrested (Lead)
May 1st, 2011 - 3:53 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 30 (IANS) Eight men were arrested in two incidents for allegedly running cricket betting rackets during the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket matches, police said Saturday.In ... Read more...
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Man held with fake notes
April 20th, 2011 - 9:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A 22-year-old man was arrested in east Delhi for carrying counterfeit currency notes of Rs.500 denomination with a notional value of over Rs.1 lakh, police ... Read more...
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Man held with antique idol worth Rs.3 cr
April 1st, 2011 - 1:42 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, April 1 (IANS) A man has been arrested in Mau area of Uttar Pradesh with an antique Buddha idol worth around Rs.3 crore that was stolen from Bihar a ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan agree to enhance cooperation to control drug trafficking
March 29th, 2011 - 7:40 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 29 (ANI): Expressing concern over the growing menace of Narcotics/Drugs, India and Pakistan have agreed that cooperation between Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of India and Anti Narcotics Forces (ANF) ... Read more...
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India, Pakistan home secretary talks begin
March 28th, 2011 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 28 (IANS) The home secretaries of India and Pakistan began talks here Monday to discuss issues like counter-terrorism measures, visa rules, drug trafficking and counterfeit currency ... Read more...
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BSF seize contraband, fake currency in Punjab
March 27th, 2011 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Fazilka, March 27 (IANS) The Border Security Force (BSF) Sunday recovered two kg of heroin and Rs.500,000 in counterfeit currency from near the international border in this Punjab town, an ... Read more...
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India major target for money launderers, terrorists: US report
March 4th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) India's economic and demographic expansion makes it both a regional financial centre and an increasingly significant target for money launderers and terrorist groups, according to a ... Read more...
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Mizoram free of gun-running racket, says Chief minister
February 19th, 2011 - 11:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 19 IANS) Chief Minster Lal Thanhawala Saturday claimed Mizoram is a peaceful state and free of gun-running and counterfeit currency rackets. ... Read more...
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Fake US currency seized in Punjab
February 15th, 2011 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Hoshiarpur (Punjab), Feb 15 (IANS) Fake US currency with a face value of $5,000 was seized from three men who were arrested in this Punjab town Tuesday, police said.According to the police, ... Read more...
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Fake currency from Pakistan causing a headache to India: Report
February 8th, 2011 - 1:36 pm ICT by IANS
By Arun Kumar
Washington, Feb 8 (IANS) Counterfeit currency is becoming a cause for concern in India with fake rupees believed to be printed in Pakistan and then channelled through Dhaka, Bangladesh, and ... Read more...
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Two arrested with fake currency
February 4th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Kanpur, Feb 3 (IANS) Two men were arrested in this Uttar Pradesh city Thursday with counterfeit currency having a face value of over Rs.4 lakh, police said.Sanjeev Awasthi and Ramu were arrested ... Read more...
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Man held with fake notes
January 22nd, 2011 - 11:35 pm ICT by IANS
Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 22 (IANS) A man involved in supplying of counterfeit currency to various states of the country, was arrested here Saturday with fake notes worth over Rs.1 lakh, police ... Read more...
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Fake currency of Rs.4.5 lakh face value seized in Punjab
January 20th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by IANS
Amritsar (Punjab), Jan 20 (IANS) The state's Special Operations Cell (SOC) seized fake currency of face value nearly Rs.4.5 lakh here on the basis of a smuggler's interrogation, police said Thursday.According to ... Read more...
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