BJP Election In-charge (Prabhari) for Maharashtra's Washim district, Raju Patil Raje, has lodged a defamation complaint against Congress leader Vijay Wadettiwar for levelling 'unfounded' allegations against him and the ruling Mahayuti alliance.
The Chandigarh Police Crime Branch has busted an inter-state syndicate involved in printing and circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across northern states, recovering counterfeit currency worth Rs 24.27 lakh.
CM Sarma said that during the course of the conference, he reviewed important achievements of the Assam Police like busting of an ivory smuggling gang along the Assam-Bhutan border, major breakthroughs in dismantling drug trafficking networks, neutralizing a major rhino poaching gang across
Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Addl DCP, Zone 3), Ramsanehi Mishra said, "We received an intel that a few people were trying to circulate counterfeit currency via making connections over social media. Following which, two people have been arrested, identified as Prathamesh Yevatka
The crime branch team also recovered counterfeit notes of Rs 500 denomination with the face value of Rs 4.35 lakh and various accessories, including printers, butter paper, cutting machines, lamination rolls, and laptop and mobile phones from their procession, he added.
According to Pranab Jyoti Goswami, CPRO of Assam police, "Acting on intelligence input, a team of STF conducted a raid inside ISBT, Betkuchi under Gorchuk police station on Wednesday and apprehended a drug peddler while he was trying to smuggle contraband."
After the recovery of counterfeit currency worth lakhs at Dharmatala on Thursday, West Bengal BJP President and Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar slammed state government, saying that "West Bengal has become a haven for criminals under Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's rule."
According to the police, the accused reportedly used to make counterfeit notes using chemicals and circulate them in the market by luring people with promises to multiply their money tenfold, enticing victims to exchange their legitimate cash for fake notes
Ansari, a resident of Inarwa village of Birgunj in Nepal, was arrested from the Indo-Nepal border during a search operation launched by sleuths following inputs of his presence in the area on Monday.