Assam: Police seize large quantity of fake Indian currency, one held

Guwahati (Assam) [India]: Guwahati City Police on Tuesday night seized a large quantity of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and apprehended a person.

According to the police, based on a tip-off, a team from West Guwahati Police District and Jalukbari Outpost had jointly made a drive against FICN and nabbed one accused person named, Mofidul Islam (29 years old) of Bihpuriya area in Lakhimpur district, at Jalukbari near Bhupen Hazarika Samadjhi Sthal on Tuesday.

Diganta Borah, Commissioner of Police, Guwahati said “After interrogation, it came out that the other accomplice Rofikuddin of Laluk Islampur, Lakhimpur had been operating the illegal FICN network at Mirza Rail Gate at a rented house.

Accordingly, one raid was conducted at Mirza Rail gate on Tuesday night and recovered one FICN Printing Machine and FICN of 2,16,500 (433 fake notes of Rs 500 denomination).”
“Necessary legal steps have been initiated,” the police added.

Earlier, on October 8, a team of West Guwahati Police District from Azara police station raided the rented house of one Priyanka Das of Jalukbari near the Airport and seized FICN 55,000 in 500 denomination and one FICN-making machine.

She was arrested along with her accomplice Debojit Deori of Silapathar.