₹6L in fake ₹2,000 notes seized, 2 held

NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police special cell in the last one week have arrested two persons for allegedly trying to circulate fake ₹2,000 notes worth ₹6 lakh, which they were allegedly trafficking into India from Bangladesh and Nepal. The men were reportedly associated with an international racket involved in circulation of fake Indian currency notes (FICN).

Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, deputy commissioner of police (special cell), said the seized fake notes were brought to Malda in West Bengal from Bangladesh. From Malda, the consignment of FICN was routed to Bihar and further into the national capital where it was to be handed over to another supplier of fake notes. The notes were to be circulated in weekly markets and among shopkeepers and smalltime businessmen, he said.

The arrested men were identified as Zahiruddin, 52, and Kranti Chaudhary, 35, from Kishanganj and Bettiah districts in Bihar, respectively. Several mobile phones and SIM cards that the two were using in the illegal trade were also seized from them.

“The fake notes have all security features of the new notes. It appears that they were printed in a sophisticated printing unit in Bangladesh. The notes looks so genuine that it will be very difficult for a common man to distinguish them from the original ₹2,000 notes,” said Yadav.

“Chaudhary has been into the illegal trade for the last 15 years. He also procured FICN from Nepal and supplied them to various racketeers in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab besides Bihar,” added the DCP.