New Delhi, Feb 21 (IANS) The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) has busted another seven modules engaged in the printing of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and arrested nine people in the crackdown across Maharashtra, Haryana, Bihar and Andhra Pradesh, according to an official statement issued on Friday.
The arrests are part of the continuing drive against modules involved in the import of security paper and printing FICN, in which the DRI conducted simultaneous searches at 11 different places across the four states on Thursday.
In Vikhroli West, Mumbai, DRI sleuths identified and located the importer. After a thorough search in a densely populated locality, a sophisticated facility for printing and finishing the Fake Indian Currency Notes was unearthed and fake currency of the denomination of Rs 50 & Rs 100, several tools were seized. The seized items included laptops, printers, pen drives, security paper, A-4 sized papers and butter paper with the watermark of Mahatma Gandhi, the statement said.
On the basis of the complaint filed by DRI officers, the person was arrested and all the apparatus and tools were seized by the jurisdictional police authorities under Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for further investigation.
In Maharashtra’s Sangamner and Kolhapur districts, the DRI unearthed similar facilities with computers and printers, which were being used to print fake Indian currency notes. At both places, on the basis of the complaint filed by DRI officers, two accused were arrested and the contraband was seized by the jurisdictional police authorities under BNS for further investigation, according to the statement.
The questioning of the accused in the Kolhapur module led to the busting of another module with printing set up in Belgaum, by Kolhapur police, who arrested three more persons in the case.
In three other locations, (West Godavari district in Andhra Pradesh; Khagaria District in Bihar and Rohtak in Haryana) the importers of the security paper were traced. Incriminating evidence such as restricted security paper and printer at West Godavari; laptops, printers and restricted security paper at Khagaria district were also recovered. The three accused have been arrested by jurisdictional police based on the complaint by DRI officials and the matter has been handed over for further investigation under BNS, the statement explained.
On February 8, the DRI arrested two persons found to be the actual importers of high-quality paper with embedded security thread having inscriptions of ‘RBI’ and ‘Bharat’ (‘security paper’) in Uttar Pradesh’s Ghazipur district and Bengaluru, Karnataka.
On the follow-up next day on February 9, the DRI busted two facilities in Thane on the outskirts of Mumbai and Bhiwani district in Haryana that were printing FICN using imported security papers. Three persons were arrested by jurisdictional police authorities based on the DRI complaint, the statement added.
–IANS
sps/dpb
Disclaimer
The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by BhaskarLive.in and while we endeavour to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability, suitability or availability with respect to the website or the information, products, services, or related graphics contained on the website for any purpose. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
In no event will we be liable for any loss or damage including without limitation, indirect or consequential loss or damage, or any loss or damage whatsoever arising from loss of data or profits arising out of, or in connection with, the use of this website.
Through this website you are able to link to other websites which are not under the control of BhaskarLive.in We have no control over the nature, content and availability of those sites. The inclusion of any links does not necessarily imply a recommendation or endorse the views expressed within them.
Every effort is made to keep the website up and running smoothly. However, BhaskarLive.in takes no responsibility for, and will not be liable for, the website being temporarily unavailable due to technical issues beyond our control.
For any legal details or query please visit original source link given with news or click on Go to Source.
Our translation service aims to offer the most accurate translation possible and we rarely experience any issues with news post. However, as the translation is carried out by third part tool there is a possibility for error to cause the occasional inaccuracy. We therefore require you to accept this disclaimer before confirming any translation news with us.
If you are not willing to accept this disclaimer then we recommend reading news post in its original language.
