Rs 8-lakh fake currency seized, 1 held

New Delhi: Delhi Police’s Special Cell has seized fake currency with a face value of Rs 8 lakh from a smuggler at Anand Vihar. Due to the pandemic, the Malda-based cartel was trying to pump in fake notes in the denominations of Rs 2,000 and Rs 500.

The consignment originated in Pakistan and was being routed through Bangladesh. The cartel collected it on the Indo-Bangladesh border and brought them to Delhi via train.

According to deputy commissioner of police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Yadav, the smuggler has been identified as Abdul Rahim, a resident of Malda in West Bengal.

He was arrested from near exit gate of Anand Vihar railway station following a tip-off.

“He is a member of Malda-based fake Indian currency notes (FICN) syndicate and has been smuggling FICN from Bangladesh for a long time. For this purpose he has visited Bangladesh several times. Rahim was about to deliver the notes to one of his contacts based in Delhi when he was arrested,” Yadav said.
In 2016, Rahim started a business of ladies suits and used to visit Bangladesh for to purchase these. He met a fake currency supplier there and joined the trade. The supplier bas been identified as Nasruddin. Rahim was initially being paid Rs 3,000 per trip.

Nasruddin used to collect the FICN from smugglers/suppliers based near Indo-Bangladesh border, who smuggled the fake notes from Bangladesh through cross-border smugglers.

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