Amid the BJP's barbs over the recovery of stacks of currency notes during the Income Tax raids at premises linked to Rajya Sabha MP Dheeraj Sahu, Congress leader and Jharkhand Health Minister Banna Gupta on Sunday said his party had nothing to do with it.
Two persons were arrested by the crime branch of Delhi Police with fake Indian currency notes (FICN) worth Rs 1,20,000 on Tuesday, officials said on Friday.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) searched four states on Saturday and busted fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) rackets being carried out in various parts of the country by seizing fake notes, currency printing paper, printer and digital gadgets.
Opposition leader in the Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Wednesday took a potshot at Prime Minister Narendra Modi regarding the demonetisation exercise done by the incumbent government back in 2016.
Partha Sarathi Mahanta, DIG (STF) said, "During the operation, the STF team recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of 280 numbers of Rs 500 denomination, 2 numbers of Mobile phones, one FICN printing machine, 21 numbers of Sparkling Tapes, 2 numbers of Transparent Book covers, one HP
Of these amounts, there were 12 bundles of banned Rs 500 notes and 41 bundles of banned Rs 1000 notes. These currency notes were demonetised on November 8, 2016.
artha Sarathi Mahanta, DIG (STF) said "In response to information received concerning the dealing and delivery of counterfeit Indian currency notes (FICN) with a total value of 30 lakh, the Special Task Force (STF) of Assam initiated a operation in Guwahati on Friday evening,"
"In pursuance of secret information yesterday noon, a team of S T F West Bengal held a raid at Dhulian Shero Ghat under Samserganj Police Station, Jangipur Police District, Dist-Murshidabad.
In the raid, the team arrested one Tashiruddin Saikh of Parbaidyanathpur Police Station Baisnabnagar