Two held for circulating FICN, notes with face value of Rs 4.5 lakh seized

Two people, including a Nepalese national, have been arrested and fake Indian currency notes (FICN) in Rs 2000 denomination with a total face value of Rs 4.5 lakh allegedly seized from them, police said today.

The accused were part of an international syndicate involved in circulating the fake notes in various parts of the country, including the national capital, DCP(Special Cell) PS Kushwah said.

"A team of Special Cell was working to unearth the syndicate. There was information that FICN was being pumped into India from Nepal and Bangladesh through the Indo-Bangla border in West Bengal's Malda," he said.

The team received input on March 29 that a Nepal national, Dilip Shah, a key member of the syndicate, would reach Delhi at Anand Vihar ISBT at about 10 pm to deliver a consignment of the fake notes to a contact, the DCP said.

A team of Special Cell nabbed Shah and 166 high-quality FICNs in denomination of Rs 2000 amounting to Rs 3.32 lakh were seized from him, he said.

During interrogation, Shah said he was scheduled to deliver them to one Anand Dass to whom he had been supplying over a period of two-three years.

Das was arrested and FICNs of Rs 1.18 lakh in denomination of Rs 2000 were seized from his possession. He had earlier been arrested by the MP Police in a similar case in 2014, the officer added.