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Mumbai, Jul 1 (PTI) The Mumbai police have registered a case against seven employees of the Currency Note Press (CNP) in Nashik for allegedly using dummy candidates during a recruitment examination held here in 2022, an official said on Tuesday. The case, registered with Upanagar police in Nashik last month, was transferred to Powai police on Monday, as the examination for 149 vacancies across various posts took place at a centre in the area, he said. The accused, Raviranjan Kumar, Sandeep Kumar, Shishupal Kumar, Ayush Raj, Rajib Singh, Sandip Kumar,...

Muzaffarnagar, Jun 30 (PTI) Uttar Pradesh Police has busted a gang involved in the supply of fake currency notes in this district and seized counterfeit notes worth Rs 15.16 lakh from a vehicle, officials on Monday said. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sanjay Kumar said that fake currency notes in the denominations of Rs 500, Rs 200 and Rs 100 were recovered during the operation in Phugana Police Station area of Muzaffarnagar district. A case has been registered under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) against three accused,...

New Delhi, Jun 20 (PTI) A fugitive with a 12-year-old Interpol red notice against him and wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a fake-currency racket was deported by the UAE on Friday in an operation coordinated by the CBI, officials said. Moideenabba Ummer Beary, wanted by the NIA’s Kochi unit, was brought to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport from Dubai by flight number AI-920, they said. “The subject was earlier geo-located in UAE through close follow up by CBI through Interpol with NCB-Abu Dhabi,” a...

Erode (Tamil Nadu) June 15 (PTI) Fake currency notes equivalent to Rs 3.92 lakh have been seized in this district and a person has been arrested, police said on Sunday. Officials of the Bangalapudur Police station have secured the person with fake currency notes on Saturday night and are searching for another, they said. Police personnel patrolling the Kodiveri Road at Dasa Gounden Pudur (DG Pudur) village came across two motorcycles coming fast. On seeing the police, they left their bikes and ran away, police said. Show Full Article Police...

New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested a key member of an interstate Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) syndicate and recovered counterfeit currency worth Rs 4 lakh from his possession, an official said on Saturday. The accused, identified as Naushad Alam (22), was apprehended near Vijay Ghat Bus Stand on May 8 while allegedly attempting to deliver a major FICN consignment, he said. A police team had been working on FICN-related intelligence for the past four months. During this period, credible inputs were received regarding the activities...