Delhi Police busts gang circulating fake Indian currency notes; two held

Updated: Dec 8 2022 4:18PM

New Delhi, Dec 8 (PTI) With the arrest of two persons, Delhi Police's Special Cell has busted an international syndicate allegedly involved in the circulation of fake Indian currency notes (FICNs) in India, officials said on Thursday.

The key supplier of the syndicate Mabia Khatoon (35) and her associate Munish Ahmed (54) have been arrested and FICNs amounting to Rs 1,97,500 of Rs 500 denomination have been recovered, they said.

The duo has already supplied fake Indian currency notes amounting to more than Rs 40 lakh in Delhi during the last two years and these were being routed to India through the Indo-Bangladesh border, police said.

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