Madhya Pradesh police recovered fake currency notes worth Rs 19 lakh from an Imam working and residing in a Madrasa near Khandwa on Sunday. The accused was already arrested by Malegaon police earlier, along with his accomplice, ASP Khandwa district said.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) secured its first conviction of 2025 as the Special NIA Court, Mumbai sentenced four individuals to five years of imprisonment in a case related to the possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), according to a press release.
The Kushinagar police arrested a person after an encounter with the gang dealing in fake currency notes near Bintolia village of Sevarhi police station. Police have recovered fake currency notes with a face value of Rs 30,000.
The NIA Special Court, Bengaluru, has sentenced one accused to 6 years of simple imprisonment (SI) in a fake currency seizure case of 2018, the NIA said in a press release.
Sharing information, Sukma District Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said, "We received information on June 22, Saturday, about the printing of fake currency notes by Naxals. Hence, an operation was launched in the area and printers, ink, and fake notes were seized."
At least six people have been arrested for allegedly printing and circulating fake currency notes of Rs 500 denomination and seized 440 notes worth over Rs 2 lakh in Pune district.
According to the police, the prime accused, Vanam Laxminarayana, with computer expertise, allegedly used a screen printer, green foil paper, JK Excel bond papers, cutters, and a lamination machine to pull off the crime.
A special National Investigation Agency court in Gujarat's Ahmedabad has convicted two accused in a fake currency conspiracy case under which counterfeit notes were sought to be circulated in the state after being procured from West Bengal, the NIA said on Wednesday.