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Two held with ₹1 lakh fake currency smuggled from West Bengal
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested two men in Lucknow on Friday for smuggling counterfeit Indian currency worth ₹1,00,500 from the India-Bangladesh border, Hindustan Times reports. The accused, Azim Khan and Raja…
The Story in Brief
The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested two men in Lucknow on Friday for smuggling counterfeit Indian currency worth ₹1,00,500 from the India-Bangladesh border, Hindustan Times reports. The accused, Azim Khan and Raja alias Sameerul from Kasganj district, were carrying 201 fake ₹500 notes. The ATS said the notes appeared high-quality based on RBI parameters, but further forensic tests are needed to confirm their origin.
The agency suspects the men are part of a network transporting fake currency from West Bengal’s Malda district into Uttar Pradesh. Investigators are questioning them about their contacts in West Bengal, the source of the currency, and transportation routes. An FIR has been registered and the probe is looking into whether the network has links to organised crime or anti-national activities.
The Indian Opinion
The hand of the Bangladesh border is a standard trope in fake-currency stories, but it obscures a more domestic problem: porous internal borders and small-time couriers. Hindustan Times reports that the ATS itself says the notes’ quality and origin still need forensic confirmation. Until that test is done, assuming a cross-border conspiracy is premature. The real question is whether the paper and ink match known Indian sources or foreign ones. That forensic report will tell us more than any arrest.
Source: hindustantimes.com
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