Rs 1,000 note to have new numbering system to check counterfeiting

Last Updated: Sunday, September 6, 2015, 19:17

A new numbering system and seven new security features will be incorporated in all currency notes, especially in high denomination Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 notes, in order to check the menace of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN).

Fake currency with Rs 136.43 cr face value seized in 3 years

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 4, 2015, 17:04

More than 27.31 lakh pieces of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), with face value of Rs 136.43 crore, were seized in three years through 2014, Parliament was informed Tuesday.

ISI supplies fake Indian currency notes to operatives: Tunda

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 20:47

Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Abdul Karim Tunda has told his interrogators that Pakistan`s intelligence agency ISI used to run the entire supply chain of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) being smuggled into India.

Iqbal Kana used to get fake Indian currency from a Pak army officer: Tunda

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 19:49

Tunda told his interrogators that Iqbal Kana used his own network to push counterfeit currency notes into India.

Suspected ISI agent held in Bihar`s Raxaul town

Last Updated: Sunday, August 11, 2013, 18:23

A suspected ISI agent was arrested near Raxaul town in East Champaran district in connection with a case of smuggling fake Indian currency, an official said on Sunday.

Pak national arrested in Nepal with 1 cr fake Indian currency

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 16:13

A Pakistani national has been arrested here for allegedly carrying fake Indian currency with a face value of Rs 1 crore, in one of the biggest seizures recently.

Two Hizbul Mujahideen men arrested in Mumbai

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 22, 2013, 23:58

Two terror suspects associated with Hizbul Mujahideen have been arrested on charges of circulating fake Indian currency.

Fake notes of face value of Rs 4 lakh seized in UP

Last Updated: Saturday, December 29, 2012, 17:55

The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) sleuths Saturday arrested a smuggler with the Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN).

Pakistan major source of fake currency in India: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 18:03

Maximum consignments of high quality fake Indian currency notes are being supplied in the country from Pakistan, the Parliament was informed Thursday.

Lebanese man charged for possessing fake Indian currency

Last Updated: Friday, October 5, 2012, 15:54

32-year-old Hassan Zarrad was carrying 149 pieces of counterfeit Indian Rupees in denominations of 1,000, an offence which carries a maximum 10 years` jail on conviction.

Another cache of fake notes seized by Guj police

Last Updated: Saturday, September 22, 2012, 21:34

In a span of 10 days, Gujarat police have seized another big cache of fake Indian currency notes.

Coordination team set up in MHA to tackle fake currency

Last Updated: Thursday, August 30, 2012, 14:46

A special coordination group to counter the menace of fake Indian currency has been formed in the Home Ministry to share intelligence amongst different security agencies, the government today said.