A 54-year-old man and a prominent member of an International syndicate involved in smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into various parts of India, including Delhi, was arrested from near ISBT Anand Vihar on Thursday. As many as 330 fake notes of 2000 denomination worth Rs 6.60 lakh have been recovered from his possession.
Pramod Kushwah, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell identified the accused as Kashid native of Malda in West Bengal. The DCP added that, recovered fake notes are the best fake notes till date and are equipped with security features like watermark, security thread etc. “All the FICN notes recovered from accused Kashid are very similar in appearance and texture with genuine Indian currency.
Fine quality of texture paper was used and security features have been inserted. These notes are tough to identify with naked eyes and without knowing specifics to identify fake notes one cannot detect that its fake. 250 of the recovered FICN bear a single serial number and other 80 are also of only 4 serial number. A case under appropriate section of law has been registered at Special cell police station,” DCP said.