GUWAHATI: Assam Police busted a fake Indian forex word (FICN) racket and arrested three individuals in two separate operations and seized FICN worth over Rs 3 lakh on Sunday. While one particular person used to be nabbed in Hailakandi, police busted a fake word printing base in Darrang district and nabbed two others.
Police sources stated, "One Kajol Hussain Borbhuyan was arrested at Baghmara area in Hailakandi with Rs 2.9 lakh of FICN in his possession. All the notes were of Rs 2000 denomination. He is a part of an international FICN racket from Bangladesh, from where high-quality FICNs are pumped into the country via Assam."
In a separate operation at Sipajhar space of Darrang district, police arrested Chandan Biswakarma and Laibundhar Phukan with a minimum of 17 pretend Rs 2000 notes and other pieces used to print pretend notes. "Obsolete currency denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 were also seized from their possession. The seizures included 16 Rs 1000 notes and three Rs 500 notes," Darrang Police stated.
Sources stated the duo had arrange a FICN printing base at the place of dwelling of one Nurul Hussain in the space, who is currently absconding.
Police had busted a identical FICN manufacturing unit final year in Sipajhar's Ananda Bazar space. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the FICN racket around the country, alerted state police that top quality counterfeit notes revealed in Pakistan are being smuggled to the state through Bangladesh.
Sources added, "An agent is offered between Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 for FICN worth Rs one lakh. Once it reaches India through Assam, a huge chunk of it goes to Uttar Pradesh and the southern states too."
Police sources stated, "One Kajol Hussain Borbhuyan was arrested at Baghmara area in Hailakandi with Rs 2.9 lakh of FICN in his possession. All the notes were of Rs 2000 denomination. He is a part of an international FICN racket from Bangladesh, from where high-quality FICNs are pumped into the country via Assam."
In a separate operation at Sipajhar space of Darrang district, police arrested Chandan Biswakarma and Laibundhar Phukan with a minimum of 17 pretend Rs 2000 notes and other pieces used to print pretend notes. "Obsolete currency denominations of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 were also seized from their possession. The seizures included 16 Rs 1000 notes and three Rs 500 notes," Darrang Police stated.
Sources stated the duo had arrange a FICN printing base at the place of dwelling of one Nurul Hussain in the space, who is currently absconding.
Police had busted a identical FICN manufacturing unit final year in Sipajhar's Ananda Bazar space. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the FICN racket around the country, alerted state police that top quality counterfeit notes revealed in Pakistan are being smuggled to the state through Bangladesh.
Sources added, "An agent is offered between Rs 40,000 to Rs 60,000 for FICN worth Rs one lakh. Once it reaches India through Assam, a huge chunk of it goes to Uttar Pradesh and the southern states too."
3 held for fake currency racket in Assam, 3 lakh seized
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