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The Maharashtra cyber cell identified several Instagram accounts that were actively pushing counterfeit currency through misleading and fraudulent content The Maharashtra cyber cell has initiated a multi-pronged crackdown on social media accounts allegedly involved in promoting Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), registering multiple FIRs and arresting two accused as part of an ongoing investigation into a growing digital crime network. According to an official press note issued on April 7, the ...Read More >
Mumbai: Maharashtra Cyber has busted an Instagram-based fake currency network and arrested two accused for allegedly promoting and selling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) through social media platforms. Accused Identified The arrested accused have been identified as Rahul Anil Pawar and Yogita Hitesh Bhosale. Officials said the action was part of Maharashtra Cyber's ongoing efforts to monitor digital platforms and curb illegal activities. According to investigators, several Instagram accoun ...Read More >
Four individuals were arrested for allegedly printing and circulating counterfeit currency, Khairighat police said on Saturday. The accused were using a colour printer to produce fake ₹500 notes and luring unsuspecting people by offering three counterfeit notes in exchange for one genuine note, they added. Those arrested were identified as Hariram Lodh, 42, and Arjun, 19, both from Bahraich, and Gurucharan Singh alias Vijay, 44, and Sakim alias Suraj, 35, both from Lakhimpur Kheri. A case wa ...Read More >
Thane, April 1: In a high-stakes operation, the Thane Crime Branch (Unit-3, Kalyan) has arrested a notorious 55-year-old history-sheeter and social media personality, Surendra Pandurang Patil, following the discovery of a massive arsenal of illegal weapons and counterfeit currency hidden in his luxury residence. The raid and recovery Acting on a confidential tip-off, a team led by Assistant Police Inspector Sarjerao Patil conducted a strategic raid at Patil's residence, Ekvira Bungalow, locate ...Read More >
Bhopal, Nov 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The probe into the recently busted fake currency racket in Bhopal has been expanded to other districts of Madhya Pradesh following fresh leads, Police Commissioner Harinarayanchari Mishra said on Monday. The case came to light after the arrest of 21-year-old Vivek Yadav, accused of printing and circulating counterfeit Rs 500 notes using a home setup. The fake notes were reportedly pushed into circulation in districts including Vidisha, Sehore, and Raisen. "Teams ...Read More >
New Delhi, Oct 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a late-night encounter in the forests near Bhavisa village under Kandhla police station limits in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, notorious gangster Nafis alias Muda, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, was shot dead by the police. Superintendent of Police (SP) Shamli, NP Singh, said amid the ongoing campaign against criminals, all outpost in-charges and station officers intensified night checks. On Friday night, near the Bhavisa outpost, police s ...Read More >
Jaipur: In a joint operation, the Rajasthan and Chandigarh Police have busted an interstate gang involved in printing and circulating fake Indian currency. The police raided the Chandravati Growth Center in Jhalawar, Rajasthan, and arrested a couple running this gang with fake Indian currency worth approximately ₹12.20. A laptop, printer, paper, ink, a cutter, and a screen frame imager used to print counterfeit currency were seized from the spot as well. The police said that the accused couple ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], October 3 (ANI): The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch has busted an inter-state syndicate involved in printing and circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across northern states, recovering counterfeit currency worth Rs 24.27 lakh. A total of 7,157 fake notes in Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations were seized, along with two vehicles, printers, ink bottles, cutters, and security thread embedded paper. Three key members of the racket identified as Gaurav Kumar alias Ranjit (3 ...Read More >
Chandigarh [India], October 3 (ANI): The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch has busted an inter-state syndicate involved in printing and circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across northern states, recovering counterfeit currency worth Rs 24.27 lakh. Also Read | Mizoram: Lengpui Airport Halts Operations As Potholes Spotted on Runway, 4 Flights Cancelled. A total of 7,157 fake notes in Rs 500 and Rs 100 denominations were seized, along with two vehicles, printers, ink bottles, cutters, and ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The special court for NIA cases in Chennai has summoned a 58-year-old Pakistani diplomat in connection with the 2014 espionage case as part of the procedure to declare him a proclaimed offender.Amir Zubai Siddiqui of Karachi, Pakistan, who worked for ISI and was posted in the Pakistan high commission in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a key accused in the 2014 espionage case. He recruited a Sri Lankan national, Sakir Hussain, to develop a network of spies in India and carry out bomb blasts at th ...Read More >
CHENNAI: The special NIA court in Poonamallee has issued a proclamation, directing a Pakistani official working in the country's high commission in Sri Lanka to appear before it on October 15, to respond to charges of conspiring to bomb the American consulate in Chennai and Israeli consulate in Bengaluru. The official summoned has been identified as Amir Zubair Siddiqui with a permanent address in Karachi, Pakistan, and working as a visa counsellor in Colombo. According to the proclamation, he ...Read More >
Chennai: A special NIA court here has issued a proclamation asking Amir Zubair Siddiqui, a Pakistani intelligence official who was working years ago in the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo as a visa counsellor to appear before it on October 15 to answer charges in a terror-conspiracy case. Siddiqui is an absconder in the UAPA case of conspiracy to strike terror by bombing American consulate in Chennai and the Israel Consulate in Bengaluru. He was a "visa counsellor" at the Pakistani High Com ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 19 (PTI) The Regional Medical Research Centre in Bhubaneswar, under the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), has developed an advanced malaria vaccine that can prevent plasmodium falciparum infection in individuals and minimise community transmission. The ICMR Delhi has invited Expressions of Interest (EoI) from eligible organisations, companies and manufacturers enthusiastic about the Transfer of Technology for commercial production of "a recombinant chimeric multi-stage ...Read More >
Kolkata: Two persons, Debabrata Chakraborty of Maheshtala and Sirajuddin Molla of Motordighi, were arrested on Saturday with fake Indian currency notes worth Rs 10 crore from a guest house in Sandeshkhali, allegedly owned by former TMC functionary and ex-zila parishad member Sheikh Shahjahan.Cops said the counterfeit currency was stashed inside biscuit cartons, with genuine currency notes placed on top to mislead the authorities. A senior police officer from Basirhat District Police said, "We ar ...Read More >
New Delhi: RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra has cleared the air on the status of Rs 2000 notes. Speaking to the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, he confirmed that although these high-value notes are no longer in circulation. He also mentioned that they are still considered legal tender. His remarks came during a briefing on the current state of India's economic growth. According to sources quoted by news agency ANI, several MPs raised questions about the status of RS 2,000 notes during ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: The Commissioner's Task Force (South West Zone), along with Mangalhat Police, arrested two habitual offenders for cheating elderly women using counterfeit currency. Police recovered Rs 20,000 in cash and an auto-rickshaw, with the total seizure valued at Rs 1.2 lakh. The accused were identified as auto drivers Syed Waseemuddin (34) of Yakutpura and Mohd Azam Ali (34) of Vatepally, originally from Amaravati, Maharashtra. Addicted to liquor and other vices, they turned to crime due to ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Thursday briefed the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance about the growth of the Indian economy. In the meeting, many MPs have asked questions about the status of Rs 2000 bank notes, sources said. In his reply, the RBI Governor stated that Rs 2000 currency notes are no longer in circulation, but they continue to be a legal tender. The RBI has yet to declare the Rs 2000 currency invalid. One MP raised the issue of counte ...Read More >
New Delhi: In the first seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) this year, Delhi Police Special Cell recovered counterfeit notes with a face value of Rs 4 lakh. The high-quality fake notes, all in Rs 500 denomination, were smuggled into Delhi via Bangladesh. The courier was traced to Datia in Bihar.The accused was identified as Naushad Alam (22), a resident of Bettiah, Bihar. Additional CP (Special Cell) Pramod Kushwaha said that the unit worked on FICN-related intelligence for the past fou ...Read More >
Ahmedabad police on Friday have arrested four individuals, including a resident of Australia, for operating a counterfeit currency racket in a warehouse in the Vatva area of Gujarat's Ahmedabad. The group was involved in printing fake Australian dollars, reportedly intending to smuggle the counterfeit notes abroad. The arrests followed a raid by the city's Crime Branch, acting on a tip-off about suspicious activities at the warehouse. Authorities seized counterfeit Australian banknotes worth ap ...Read More >
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