The Border Security Force (BSF) Sunday seized fake Indian currency notes (FICN) with a face value of over Rs.14 lakh from a border outpost in West Bengal.
Acting on specific intelligence input, the troopers seized Rs.14,90,500 FICNs from Sasani border outpost in Malda district.
Wrapped in a polythene bag, the notes were thrown over the fence from Bangladesh to Indian side of the border.
Seized FICNs were handed over to police for further disposal.
BSF has seized more than 1,07,18,500 FICNs so far in the year on the south Bengal border it manages.
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