BENGAL: The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) seized 200 fake currency notes of Rs 2,000 denomination in two separate cases near the Indo-Bangladesh International Border (IB) in West Bengal.
In the first case, a BSF patrol seized fake notes with face value of Rs 0.3 million near the IB fence gate in the Churiantpur area of Malda yesterday. The seizure was made after suspected smugglers flung a packet into the Indian side from across the border.
While the smugglers managed to escape taking the benefit of darkness, the patrol party seized the packet which has 150 fake notes of Rs 2,000 denomination, the BSF said.
The second incident was reported from the Farakka area in Murshidabad district when the Border Security Force troops intercepted a Jharkhand-based man on a tip-off.
Fifty fake currency notes of Rs 2,000 were seized from the man, they said. “Genuine currency totaling Rs 1,350, a mobile phone, an Aadhaar card and a driving license was recovered from the man identified as R K Mondal (31),” a senior officer said.
Both the cases have been transferred to the local police, they added. With this, the BSF has so far seized FICN (Fake Indian Currency Note) of face value Rs 0.7 million this year in four instances near the border area.
