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FICN Related Incidents:2016
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January - 1 
With Malda District emerging as the "capital' of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), the internal security committee in West Bengal has decided to meet officials of central agencies dealing with the issue in the state, Economic Times reports on January 2. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has
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With Malda District emerging as the "capital' of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), the internal security committee in West Bengal has decided to meet officials of central agencies dealing with the issue in the state, Economic Times reports on January 2. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has started 30 cases of FICN smuggling in which the agency found links with terror modules and money laundering networks. In 2015, the Border Security Force (BSF) seized INR 2,60,82,000 of FICN from the Malda border alone and apprehended 24 couriers."Every day they are changing their modus operandi. The most serious issue is not being able to reach the kingpin of these rackets. In no case, we could arrest the handlers. The couriers are arrested and the links get disconnected. At least five agencies are now working together on FICN. However, the seized amount is only 10 per cent of the total flow," said a senior official of the committee. The couriers make 2 to 5 per cent on each consignment; profits are huge for those who run the trade. The kingpins get 50 per cent of the amount smuggled into India. Moreover, the racketeers often have links to the terror modules. Mobile phones have reduced the risk, giving smuggling a boost and attracting more people into the racket. The network of Grameenphone, a leading telecom operator in Bangladesh, spills over into the Indian side, making it easier for the smugglers to coordinate their act.
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January - 10 
Five persons, including a suspected Bangladeshi national, have been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having face value of INR 35,00,000 on January 10, reports PTI. Acting on a tip off, the STF team conducted a raid at a businessm
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Five persons, including a suspected Bangladeshi national, have been arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) having face value of INR 35,00,000 on January 10, reports PTI. Acting on a tip off, the STF team conducted a raid at a businessman's house in Posta Police Station area limits and nabbed the five Trinath Mandal, Sanjay Mandal, Prabas Mandal, Pradip Mandal and Sanjay Singh along with FICN. According to STF source, Trinath is supposed to be a Bangladeshi who entered India through Malda District. The other four of the group were residents of Baishnabnagar of Malda, STF official said.
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January - 11 
A week into the Malda violence, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials on January 11 admitted that the West Bengal District remains a ‘difficult area’ for the agency to work in, reports Daily Mail. “It is true that Malda has been a difficult area in terms of its communal aspect a
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A week into the Malda violence, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) officials on January 11 admitted that the West Bengal District remains a ‘difficult area’ for the agency to work in, reports Daily Mail. “It is true that Malda has been a difficult area in terms of its communal aspect and the territorial reason. It is a sensitive belt…There is a lot of work to be done,” NCB Deputy Director General (eastern zone) SK Sahu stated. Sahu said that since the money flow is high, the crime rate is also alarming in that region. “We do carry out sensitisation drives involving the state government and central agencies and constantly coordinate with them. We involve local panchayats (village councils) and include the local population into the economic process so that they don’t indulge in such illegal drug business,” he said.
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January - 11 
The central security agencies have raised an alarm against multiple placement agencies that have grown across Kolkata and border Districts, The Times of India reports on January 12. It was found that such agencies were involved in the Baguiati fake passport case and the Fake Indian Currency Note (FI
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The central security agencies have raised an alarm against multiple placement agencies that have grown across Kolkata and border Districts, The Times of India reports on January 12. It was found that such agencies were involved in the Baguiati fake passport case and the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket neutralised in Posta by the Kolkata Police STF on January 10. According to sources, these placement agencies were offering jobs to labourers using fake documents and then forcing them to become fake currency couriers. Several youths from Malda and Murshidabad Districts are employed as unskilled labourers in Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab and Tamil Nadu. The FICN racketeers target these youths and use them as carriers.
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January - 13 
The Malda (West Bengal) District administration has begun a drive to destroy the extensive poppy cultivation in the District, as stated by senior officials of Excise Department on January 13, reports The Hindu. Senior officials said that poppy cultivated on nearly 500 acres had been destroyed in Kal
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The Malda (West Bengal) District administration has begun a drive to destroy the extensive poppy cultivation in the District, as stated by senior officials of Excise Department on January 13, reports The Hindu. Senior officials said that poppy cultivated on nearly 500 acres had been destroyed in Kaliachak and adjoining areas over the past one week. “The drive started on January 5 and till today evening (January 13), 1,500 bighas (495 acres) of poppy cultivation has been destroyed in a joint operation where the police, BSF and excise department are involved,” the official said.Other than poppy cultivation, smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) is also a major concern for law enforcement authorities in the District which shares a border with Bangladesh. FICN amounting approximately INR 30 million were seized in the District in 2015 and 105 cases were registered. Also, 187 cases of possessing illegal arms were registered in Malda in 2015.
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January - 15 
The Border Security Force (BSF) in association with West Bengal Excise Department, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have begun destruction of poppy being cultivated close to the Indo-Bangladesh border in Kaliachak area of Malda District, The Times of India reports on January 16. Kaliachak is considere
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The Border Security Force (BSF) in association with West Bengal Excise Department, Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) have begun destruction of poppy being cultivated close to the Indo-Bangladesh border in Kaliachak area of Malda District, The Times of India reports on January 16. Kaliachak is considered a major production centre for opium and a hub of cross-border smuggling. While narcotics are trafficked across the border to Bangladesh, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) is received in return. This FICN is circulated from Kaliachak to the rest of the country."We are conducting a drive to destroy poppy plants in the Sahabajpur Mouza that is close to the international border. Apart from BSF personnel, Excise Department staff and officers from the local Police Station are involved in this activity. So far, we have succeeded in destroying poppy plants on 1,450 bighas of land. We are using tractors and other far equipment to detroy the plants. Security personnel have been deployed to prevent any law and order situation," a senior BSF officer said on January 16.The poppy, cultivated in the border areas of Golapganj, Sahabajpur and Sasani Parbadyanathpur is converted into Opium, Brown Sugar and Heroin. The poppy crop is sown in November-December and harveted in February-March. "We started our operations from January 8. We suspect that local criminals were aware that we would launch this drive and made an attempt to thwart us by engaging in violence on January 3. However, this ploy did not work and all state and central agencies have come together to destroy the crop. In 2015, we had destroyed poppy being cultivated on nearly 5,573 bighas in Kaliachak and neighbouring parts," the officer added.
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January - 18 
Intelligence officers of the Border Security Force’s (BSF) and Malda Police on January 18 arrested a man, Enarul Islam, considered to be one of the key figures in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) smuggling ring that thrives across the IndiaBangladesh border, Alaong with FICN amounting to I
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Intelligence officers of the Border Security Force’s (BSF) and Malda Police on January 18 arrested a man, Enarul Islam, considered to be one of the key figures in the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) smuggling ring that thrives across the IndiaBangladesh border, Alaong with FICN amounting to INR 8,00,000, Hindustan Times reports on January 20. Police cornered the accused, a Bangladeshi citizen, in the Baburhat area in the Malda District of West Bengal. The arrest took place under the Kaliachak Police Station jurisdiction.
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January - 19 
We have arrested a Bangladeshi national with fake money of the face value of Rs 8 lakh. We have started an investigation into the incident,” said Malda police superintendent Prasun Banerjee. On January 19, National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths appealed before a Malda court for custody of
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We have arrested a Bangladeshi national with fake money of the face value of Rs 8 lakh. We have started an investigation into the incident,” said Malda police superintendent Prasun Banerjee. On January 19, National Investigation Agency (NIA) sleuths appealed before a Malda court for custody of the accused. The NIA is already investigating a couple of cases of fake money in the district and indicated they could follow up on this case as well. Police sources told the arrested person is resident of Shibganj Police Station area under Chapai Nawabganj District of Bangladesh.Security officials began tracking Enarul’s movements when they noticed his frequent visits to the country. “The most interesting part of this case is that Enarul didn’t enter India illegally. He came here with valid passport and other documents. Moreover, this is not the first time that he has come to India with valid documents,” a senior officer of the District police said, adding they had received a tip off about Enarul’s illegal activities in India.In February 2015, Enarul came to Malda and stayed at Kaliachak for over a month and returned to Bangladesh. He came to Malda on November 21, 2015 again with a valid passport and visa, and was scheduled to return to Bangladesh by April 10 this year. He had come to Malda in 2014 as well. Intelligence officers ascertained that Enarul’s role was to recruit ‘carriers’ to circulate FICN in India as well as find safe locations to smuggle the notes in to the country.
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February - 3 
On February 3, three persons arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of face value INR 3,00,000 was seized by police from Kaliachak in West Bengal's Malda District, reports Business Standard. They were arrested and produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court whic
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On February 3, three persons arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of face value INR 3,00,000 was seized by police from Kaliachak in West Bengal's Malda District, reports Business Standard. They were arrested and produced at the Chief Judicial Magistrate's court which remanded them to Police custody on February 4 for four days.
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February - 12 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 12 arrested a man near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of the face value of over INR 13,00,000, reports Business Standard. The man was seized by the troopers in the early hours in the
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on February 12 arrested a man near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal's Malda District along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of the face value of over INR 13,00,000, reports Business Standard. The man was seized by the troopers in the early hours in the Daulatpur border outpost area. The BSF so far in the year has seized over INR 27,00,000 FICN and apprehended six smugglers from across the South Bengal frontier.
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February - 26 
The Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value exceeding INR 6,00,000 in an operations under the Churianantpur border post in Malda District of West Bengal on February 26, reports The Times of India. "Challenged by a BSF team, the miscreants coming from
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The Border Security Force (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with face value exceeding INR 6,00,000 in an operations under the Churianantpur border post in Malda District of West Bengal on February 26, reports The Times of India. "Challenged by a BSF team, the miscreants coming from the Bangladesh side of the border managed to escape but we have seized the FICNs," said a BSF officer. The BSF so far in the year has seized over INR 57,00,000 in FICNs from across the South Bengal frontier and apprehended seven smugglers.`
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April - 19 
Concerned over circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), the Centre has intensified vigil along Indo-Bangladesh border, especially in West Bengal, which has emerged as a major transit point for smuggling counterfeit notes, Business Standard reports on April 20. Pakistan's Inter-Services
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Concerned over circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), the Centre has intensified vigil along Indo-Bangladesh border, especially in West Bengal, which has emerged as a major transit point for smuggling counterfeit notes, Business Standard reports on April 20. Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has been actively pumping fake notes into India and central security agencies are alarmed at the new routes being taken by the spy agency to unleash economic terror. The Union Cabinet on April 20 approved transfer of 58.81 acre land, belonging to the Farakka Barrage Project in Malda, to Border Security Force (BSF), which guards the international border. The BSF will set up a battalion headquarters in Malda District of West Bengal.The journey of FICN starts from Pakistan and reaches Bangladesh by air or sea and then reaches India through West Bengal's border District Malda, official sources said. FICN having the face value of INR 9 crore was seized in West Bengal in 2015, setting the alarm bells ringing in security establishment. Printing fake INR 100 note costs about INR 25-30. The major states where the fake Indian currency notes are in circulation are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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April - 27 
Police arrested a businessman of Delhi, identified as Asgar Khan, from Bajeyapti village under Baishnabnagar Police Station on April 27 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 1,35,000, reports echiofindia.com. "Khan, a businessman from Gandhinagar area in Delhi came to Malda
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Police arrested a businessman of Delhi, identified as Asgar Khan, from Bajeyapti village under Baishnabnagar Police Station on April 27 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting INR 1,35,000, reports echiofindia.com. "Khan, a businessman from Gandhinagar area in Delhi came to Malda on two occasions earlier too and stayed in a hotel. This time too he stayed in a hotel and went to Baishnabnagar and Kaliachak to collect the FICN from some peddlers. As we had information about his suspicious movements, we laid a trap for Khan and he was arrested with FICN," said a senior Police official.Khan was produced in court on April 28. Police appealed for taking him into remand for further interrogation. It is also learnt from sources in Police that a team of NIA (National investigation agency) is likely to come to Malda to interrogate Khan. "If necessary, NIA could take him into their custody too," a Police officer said.
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April - 29 
In a joint operation with Kaliachak Police a team of Mumbai Police arrested a suspected kingpin of a FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) circulation racket from Kaliachak market area in Malda District on April 29, reports echoofindia.com. FICN of INR 1500 was seized from the Rezzaque Ali. He was produ
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In a joint operation with Kaliachak Police a team of Mumbai Police arrested a suspected kingpin of a FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) circulation racket from Kaliachak market area in Malda District on April 29, reports echoofindia.com. FICN of INR 1500 was seized from the Rezzaque Ali. He was produced in court today and taken on transit remand for seven days by Mumbai Police.According to sources one Daneesh Sheikh was arrested from Thane area in Mumbai about a week ago by the Mumbai Police. FICN of INR 2,00,000 was reportedly confiscated from Sheikh who was also an inhabitant of an area under Kaliachak Police Station. An official of the Mumbai Police team that came to Malda on Friday said that while interrogating Sheikh informed that he had collected those FICN from Ali in Kaliachak. “Accordingly we contacted Malda police and arrested Ali last night,” the official informed. Syed Waqar Raza, the Superintendent of Police (SP) said, “Mumbai police arrested a suspected FICN racket member from Kaliachak last night. He was taken into transit remand.”
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May - 8 
In border outpost Daulatpur of Malda District, Border Security Force (BSF) troopers seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), being of 1000 and 500 rupee denomination, amounting to nearly INR 20,00,000 being smuggled into India from Bangladesh, The Hindu reports on May 9. Upon being challenged to st
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In border outpost Daulatpur of Malda District, Border Security Force (BSF) troopers seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), being of 1000 and 500 rupee denomination, amounting to nearly INR 20,00,000 being smuggled into India from Bangladesh, The Hindu reports on May 9. Upon being challenged to stop, the miscreants managed to flee leaving behind the money bag. After a thorough search, the BSF ambush party recovered a bag containing FICN wrapped in plastic. The seized currency has been handed over to Police for further action. So far, BSF South Bengal Frontier has seized fake currency of the face value of over INR 97,00,000 during 2016.
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June - 7 
A team of Varanasi field unit of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), arrested four members of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) gang, along with FICN amounting to INR 14,86,000 when they were entering Bihar through Raxaul border on June 7, reports The Times of India. The arrested smugglers were identified as
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A team of Varanasi field unit of Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), arrested four members of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) gang, along with FICN amounting to INR 14,86,000 when they were entering Bihar through Raxaul border on June 7, reports The Times of India. The arrested smugglers were identified as Ajay Kumar Upadhyaya, Chandraprakash Shukla, Amarnath and Ajay Gupta. During initial interrogation of ATS it surfaced that Chandraprakash is the henchman of a politician of West Champaran District in Bihar. The exposure of involvement of these gangs in procuring FICN to circulate in parts of UP and the revival of gangs in Nepal to pump FICN printed in Pakistan through porous Indo-Nepal borders has increased worries of the officials.
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June - 7 
The Kolkata Police arrested two persons, identified as Kamalesh Dey and Raja Mondal along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Bakhrahat area under Thakurpur Police Station limits on June 7, reports India Blooms. Police seized as many as 19 pieces of fake 100 rupee-note from their possession. L
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The Kolkata Police arrested two persons, identified as Kamalesh Dey and Raja Mondal along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) at Bakhrahat area under Thakurpur Police Station limits on June 7, reports India Blooms. Police seized as many as 19 pieces of fake 100 rupee-note from their possession. Later on June 8, when Police conducted raid at their residence in Kolkata's Entally area, few fake currency printing machines were recovered.
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June - 13 
On June 13, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 198,000 from Baishnabnagar in Malda District of West Bengal, reports nyooz.com. In 2016, the BSF's South Bengal Frontier seized FICN of face value INR 1,02,20,500 and apprehended seven smugglers.
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On June 13, Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 198,000 from Baishnabnagar in Malda District of West Bengal, reports nyooz.com. In 2016, the BSF's South Bengal Frontier seized FICN of face value INR 1,02,20,500 and apprehended seven smugglers. "On Monday, troops of the 24Bn BSF, posted at Border Outpost Sasani in the Baishnabnagar police station area, received information of smuggling of FICN from across the Indo-Bangladesh border. He was identified as Sajal Singha (20), a resident of Jamaipara village in Sabdalpur," a senior BSF official said. On searching Singha, the BSF personnel recovered two bundles wrapped in black polythene.
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June - 29 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on June 29 arrested a youth, identified as Sheikh Morjem and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of the face value of INR 1,00,000 from him at New Farakka railway station in Murshidabad District in West Bengal, reports Business Standard. The BSF so far in the yea
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on June 29 arrested a youth, identified as Sheikh Morjem and seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of the face value of INR 1,00,000 from him at New Farakka railway station in Murshidabad District in West Bengal, reports Business Standard. The BSF so far in the year has seized FICN of the face value exceeding INR 1 crore and apprehended 9 smugglers from across its South Bengal frontier zone.
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July - 27 
Illicit poppy cultivation in the border districts of West Bengal and smuggling of the contraband across the border to Bangladesh and elsewhere are worrying intelligence authorities because it has turned out to be among the principal sources of funds for terror outfits like the Jama'atul Mujahide
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Illicit poppy cultivation in the border districts of West Bengal and smuggling of the contraband across the border to Bangladesh and elsewhere are worrying intelligence authorities because it has turned out to be among the principal sources of funds for terror outfits like the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Indian Express reports on July 28. CID sources stated that the strategic position of these districts facilitated rise in illegal cultivation of poppy, which “has become a major fund generating business drawing several hundreds of youths into it”. Apart from Malda District’s Ratua, Kaliachak and Baishnabnagar, poppy is also allegedly secretly grown at Nowada and Beldanga in Murshidabad District besides Dubrajpur, Ilambazar and Kankartala in Birbhum District.Such cultivation was also found in Patrasayar, Indas, Onda and Barjora in Bankura District and Ketugram, Mangolkote, Kaksa, Purbasthali, Katwa, Galsi and Laodaha in Bardhaman District, the sources said. “Much evidence is there that the money earned from this cultivation goes to the terror groups through different channels including hawala(illegal money transaction). The money might have also gone to suspected ISIS [IS] agents through JMB,” the source said.“A large number of locals, mainly youth, are involved in cultivating it mostly in areas which are not frequented by locals,” the source added. The District administration with the assistance of the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), local Police and the BSF had destroyed 4,000 acres of poppy crop last year, whereas around 1,000 acres have been destroyed this year so far, police sources said. According to a NCB report compiled in 2011-2012, the agency had destroyed poppy crops cultivated in around 714 acres of land in the state, out of which 711 acres lay in the Malda District while the other three were in Hooghly and Bardhaman districts. “It must be mentioned that the illicit cultivation of poppy is spread over Malda’s Kaliachak and Baishnabnagar and these are the areas where the fake Indian currency notes (FICN) cartels are also tracked,” he said, adding that in the last couple of years several raids and arrests had been made in Kaliachak.“On smuggling drugs across the border to Bangladesh one receives fake currency in return… It’s actually over the years that Malda has become a major transit of FICN,” he said citing a National Investigation Agency (NIA) 2012 report.
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August - 6 
A special team of Police raided the house of Alim Sheikh in Kaliachak area of Malda District on August 6, and seized two improvised firearms (one 9 am and another 7 mm) along with four live ammunitions two each for those firearms, reports echoofindia.com. Arnab Ghosh, the Superintendent of Police (S
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A special team of Police raided the house of Alim Sheikh in Kaliachak area of Malda District on August 6, and seized two improvised firearms (one 9 am and another 7 mm) along with four live ammunitions two each for those firearms, reports echoofindia.com. Arnab Ghosh, the Superintendent of Police (SP) sais that Sheikh was earlier arrested on August 5, along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) amounting INR 91,000. “He has multiple criminal records and he would further be grilled,” Ghosh said.The SP, Malda also said that a special team was constituted two weeks back with an eye to curbing the crimes in Kaliachak. “Although raids are being constituted across the district, the emphasis is especially on different areas under Kaliachak police station. In last three weeks district police have executed 750 non-bailable warrants and another 750 persons with cognizable crime records were booked too. 13 firearms and 33 ammunitions were seized also,” he said.“We are dominating Kaliachak in two ways. Firstly, the police personnel posted in Kaliachak are acting to reduce crimes. Additionally, from other police stations of the district we have deputed those police officials to Kaliachak who have the thorough knowledge about the topography of Kaliachak. They would identify the crime prone zones in Kaliachak easily,” the SP said.
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August - 7 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person, identified as Rubel Mia (25), wanted for involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) supply ring operated from Bangladesh, from his residence in Malda District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India on August 8. Later, an
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person, identified as Rubel Mia (25), wanted for involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) supply ring operated from Bangladesh, from his residence in Malda District of West Bengal, reports The Times of India on August 8. Later, an NIA Special Court sent him to 6day Police remand. Sources said, Rubel was the main courier for bringing counterfeit notes across the IndoBangladesh border and supplying it to dealers in West Bengal. The FICN would then reach other states.While NIA has already arrested six persons in the case, Rubel and three others, Prashanto Mondal, Ashok Gupta and Anarul were absconding. A reward of INR 25000 each was announced on them last month. NIA sources say that the fake currency notes originated in Pakistan, with the main conspirators based there.
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August - 23 
Two persons, identified as Abdul Karim Khan and Babul Sheikh were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of INR 3,80,000 were recovered from them by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Kaliachak area of Malda District on August 23, reports Press Trust of India. Arr
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Two persons, identified as Abdul Karim Khan and Babul Sheikh were arrested and Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of INR 3,80,000 were recovered from them by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from Kaliachak area of Malda District on August 23, reports Press Trust of India. Arrested persons were later handed over to the Police, the BSF said. "On August 23, information was received by BSF regarding smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) near the border outpost at Gulabganj. The BSF along with local police launched a special operation in the area near GBS High Madrasa at Baburbana under Kaliachak police station area, Malda," the press statement said. Two suspects were coming from Gulabganj to Kaliachak on a motorcycle when they were challenged by the operation party.
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September - 10 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two persons, identified as Subroto Mondal and Palash Mondal for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Farakka area in the Malda District on September 10, reports India Today. FICN amounting INR 1,37,000 was recover
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two persons, identified as Subroto Mondal and Palash Mondal for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Farakka area in the Malda District on September 10, reports India Today. FICN amounting INR 1,37,000 was recovered from them. Acting on a tip off, a joint operation was conducted by the troops of Sector Headquarters BSF Malda, 24 Battalion BSF and Police personnel from Baishnabnagar Police Station at Farakka PTS More (Township More) in the Malda District, a statement released by the BSF said.Both are residents of Khutipara area of Churiantpur, a village on the international border with Bangladesh in Malda District. The BSF, South Bengal Frontier, so far in 2016, seized FICN with a face value of INR 1,15,31,000 and arrested 13 smugglers.
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September - 27 
The Border Security Forces (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) valued at around INR 5,00,000 from a border outpost in Malda District while it was being smuggled from Bangladesh to India on September 27, reports Business Standard. The BSF received an information regarding smuggling of FICN
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The Border Security Forces (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) valued at around INR 5,00,000 from a border outpost in Malda District while it was being smuggled from Bangladesh to India on September 27, reports Business Standard. The BSF received an information regarding smuggling of FICN in the area of Border Out Post near Kaliachak, in Malda District. During an ambush operation, the personnel observed suspicious movements on both sides of the Indo-Bangladesh Border fence wherein two persons came near the fence from Bangladesh side and threw a bundle over to the Indian side. Miscreants hidden on the Indian side tried to collect the bundle, but the ambush party challenged them.In a separate incident of smuggling of weapon in the area of Baishnavnagar in Malda District, the BSF laid a trap near the Indo-Bangladesh Border fence where one person came near the fence from Bangladesh side and threw a bundle over to the Indian side. The patrolling party searched the area and recovered one Country Made Pistol along with one magazine wrapped with cloth.
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September - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one of the top ringleaders of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, at a location in Jessore Road in North 24 Parganas District on September 27 (today), reports New Indian Express. The arrested person, identified as Ashim Kumar Saha, is a native of
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one of the top ringleaders of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, at a location in Jessore Road in North 24 Parganas District on September 27 (today), reports New Indian Express. The arrested person, identified as Ashim Kumar Saha, is a native of Malda District. The NIA will look into whether the accused has any terror links and his interrogations are likely to reveal whether there are links between fake currency note rackets, operating mainly in Malda and terror modules from across the border.
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October - 1 
Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in separate incidents in a joint operation by the intelligence wing of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Farakka in Murshidabad District and Kaliachak in Malda District, reports ec
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Three persons were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in separate incidents in a joint operation by the intelligence wing of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) from Farakka in Murshidabad District and Kaliachak in Malda District, reports echoofindia.com. It has been learnt from sources that those persons were identified as Rasid Sheikh, Taleb Ali and Mohammed Lalchand Sheikh. Acting on a tip off the officials of the ‘G’ wing of BSF and the NIA raided a locality adjacent to Farakka railway station on October 1. Rasid Sheikh and Taleb Ali were arrested from there with FICN amounting 2, 13,000. After interrogating the duo, the special operation team arrested Mohammed Lalchand Sheikh from his house at Hasnabad village of Uttar Laxmipur under Kaliachak Police Station. After intensive interrogation all three of them were handed over to Kaliachak Police.
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October - 4 
Police on October 4, unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing unit at a house in the Amtala area of Canning in South 24 Parganas District and arrested the owner of the house, Abu Siddiqui, reports PTI. The factory was busted following information revealed by a miscreant identified as Shamsuddin Sarda
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Police on October 4, unearthed an illegal arms manufacturing unit at a house in the Amtala area of Canning in South 24 Parganas District and arrested the owner of the house, Abu Siddiqui, reports PTI. The factory was busted following information revealed by a miscreant identified as Shamsuddin Sardar, who was arrested earlier in the day from the Dharmatala area of Gopalpur in Canning, Police said. Five revolvers, lathe and drill machines, a dice used in manufacturing of one-shotter guns and plenty of revolver-making parts and raw material were seized from the house."Apart from these, fake Indian currency notes [FICN] with face value of INR 20,000 were also seized from Abu Siddiqui...Preliminary investigations have revealed that he used to sell illegal arms in the Sunderbans and in North 24 Parganas district," a senior police officer said.With this, four illegal arms-manufacturing factories have been neutralised by Police at Maheshtala, Baruipur and Canning in South 24 Parganas District. "We are interrogating the factory-owner to ascertain if he had any links with the illegal arms factories at Maheshtala and Baruipur or, if has any contacts with illegal gun-movers and makers in Bihar's Munger," Additional Superintendent of Police (East) Arijit Sinha said.
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October - 16 
West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on October 16, arrested two persons, including an ex-serviceman of Assam Rifles, along with FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) worth INR 44000 from Darjeeling More area under Siliguri Police Commissionerate's Pradhan Nagar Police Station limits
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West Bengal Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on October 16, arrested two persons, including an ex-serviceman of Assam Rifles, along with FICN (Fake Indian Currency Notes) worth INR 44000 from Darjeeling More area under Siliguri Police Commissionerate's Pradhan Nagar Police Station limits in West Bengal, reports indiablooms.com. According to reports, acting on specific source inputs, CID arrested Assam Rifle's ex-serviceman Pradeep Gogoi and his companion Sudhir Sarkar alias Sudhir Mondal and seized huge FICN from their possessions. "Pradeep Gogoi, who is a resident of Dibrugarh in Assam, and West Bengal's Malda district's resident Sudhir Sarkar are the kingpins of a North-East based FICN racket," a senior official of CID mentioned.
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October - 20 
A woman, identified as Shanti Bepari hailing from North 24 Parganas District was arrested in English Bazaar Police Station area of Malda District for allegedly peddling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) amounting INR 1,00,000, echoofindia.com reports on October 21. However, two of her male companion
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A woman, identified as Shanti Bepari hailing from North 24 Parganas District was arrested in English Bazaar Police Station area of Malda District for allegedly peddling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) amounting INR 1,00,000, echoofindia.com reports on October 21. However, two of her male companions ran away. It has been learnt from sources in the District Police department that 100 fake notes of INR 500 and another 50 fake currencies of INR 1000 were seized from her possession.Police have learnt that the woman and her two male companions went to Kaliachak on October 20, to collect FICN. A senior Police official said, “It is unusual that the woman came from such a distance to peddle FICN. We are trying to gather more information from her about FICN racket.” Arnab Ghosh, the Superintendent of Police said, “A woman with FICN amounting 1 lakh has been nabbed. We are looking into the matter.”
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October - 20 
Two persons, identified as Abdul Matin and Azrul Sheikh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 50,000 from Farakka in Malda District, reports Business Standard. The two are residents of Malda. According to sources, further investigations are going on.
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Two persons, identified as Abdul Matin and Azrul Sheikh were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 50,000 from Farakka in Malda District, reports Business Standard. The two are residents of Malda. According to sources, further investigations are going on.
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October - 27 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value of INR 9,45,000 from West Bengal's Malda District on October 27, reports The Hindu. Acting on a tip off, the BSF troopers conducted an ambush operation near border outpost Churiantpur at around 4.30 p.m.
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of face value of INR 9,45,000 from West Bengal's Malda District on October 27, reports The Hindu. Acting on a tip off, the BSF troopers conducted an ambush operation near border outpost Churiantpur at around 4.30 p.m."During the vigil, suspicious operations were observed on the Bangladesh side of Indo-Bangladesh border and some miscreants from Bangladesh side threw a bundle over the international border to the Indian side," a BSF release said.When challenged by the security personnel, the miscreants on the Indian side fled without collecting the money.The BSF South Bengal Frontier has seized FICN of the face value of INR 1,35,90,500 and apprehended 18 fake note smugglers so far in 2016.
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November - 13 
There is an eerie calm in Kaliachak in Madla District, infamous for Fale Indian Currency Note (FICN), following the demonetasation of INR 500 and INR 1000 notes, The Times of India reports on November 14. This year, Malda District Police seized INR 1.14 crore in FICN. In the last two years, 180 case
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There is an eerie calm in Kaliachak in Madla District, infamous for Fale Indian Currency Note (FICN), following the demonetasation of INR 500 and INR 1000 notes, The Times of India reports on November 14. This year, Malda District Police seized INR 1.14 crore in FICN. In the last two years, 180 cases of FICN have been lodged at the local police station and 240 people, mainly couriers, arrested. Apart from West Bengal Police, national agencies too are investigating the FICN cases. The Border Security Force-BSF has seized FICN of INR 1.35 crore in last 10 months while INR 2.5 crore in FICN was seized in 2015. Apart from the CBI and the NIA, the Enforcement Directorate is investigating 44 cases of FICN in which money was laundered to foreign countries to fund terror activities in India.Other than smuggling contraband articles, Kaliachak I, II, III and Baishnabnagar blocks are infamous for poppy cultivation. The illegal cultivation across thousands of acres is also funded by counterfeit currencies. Police sources said there have been reports of bank accounts of villagers, opened under Jan-Dhan scheme, given to FICN hoarders on rent. Employees of the Kaliachak branch of a state-run bank were attacked for not accepting big deposits from small farmers and traders. "We are keeping a sharp vigil. We have arrested many in connection with FICN and poppy cultivation rackets. We are trying to control the menace," Jayanta Pal, DIG, Malda range, said when contacted.
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November - 18 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA)arrested a man, identified as Tahir Sheikh from West Bengal’s Malda District for his alleged involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on November 18, reports Indian Express. Officials said that Tahir Sheikh had been on the run since allege
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA)arrested a man, identified as Tahir Sheikh from West Bengal’s Malda District for his alleged involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket on November 18, reports Indian Express. Officials said that Tahir Sheikh had been on the run since allegedly procuring fake currency worth about INR 65,00,000, which was channeled through the India-Bangladesh border at Malda’s Daulatpur in May, 2015. "Earlier, investigation into the case revealed that the arrested accused person was a member of the FICN involved in the transnational procurement of high quality FICNs through smuggling and distribution and pumping the same into the Indian economy,” according to officials. A Kolkata court had issued a non-bailable warrant against Sheikh, who has been sent in Police remand till November 20, 2016.
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November - 23 
A team of Mandsaur police have arrested one of the main suppliers of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), identified as Himel Sheikh alias Samirul Islam, a resident of Murshidabad District of West Bengal from areas bordering Bangladesh, The Times of India reports on November 24. Himel was the ma
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A team of Mandsaur police have arrested one of the main suppliers of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), identified as Himel Sheikh alias Samirul Islam, a resident of Murshidabad District of West Bengal from areas bordering Bangladesh, The Times of India reports on November 24. Himel was the main supplier of fake notes with face value of INR 500 to a Mandsaur-based gang that was busted by the police on March 29, 2015. The Mandsaur police had arrested Mubarik Ajmeri, Umar Ajmeri and Siddique Ajmeri - all residents of Mandsaur District of Madhya Pradesh- and Shubhan Sheikh of Murshidabad. Fake currency notes with face value of INR 96,000 were seized from them. During interrogation, the quartet had revealed that Himel was the point person, who supplied FICN from across the border. The investigators, during visits to Murshidabad, got hold of Himel's voter ID card and phone numbers.
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December - 15 
Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case records in West Bengal for the six-month period between May and October reveal that North 24-Parganas District has emerged as a close second behind Malda District in the circulation of counterfeit currency, Hindustan Times reports on December 16. Different Polic
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Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case records in West Bengal for the six-month period between May and October reveal that North 24-Parganas District has emerged as a close second behind Malda District in the circulation of counterfeit currency, Hindustan Times reports on December 16. Different Police Stations in North 24-Parganas registered 31 FICN cases during the six-month window. Murshidabad Police Stations registered 24 cases. Malda topped the list with 45. Bardhaman was the fourth with 16 cases.A few years ago, North 24-Parganas was not prominent on the fake note map at all. According to Reserve Bank (RBI) records, INR 521,155 counterfeit notes with face value of INR 20.16 million were seized in 2011-12. On the basis of data obtained from different central and state agencies, RBI found that over 80 per cent of these notes came in through Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia districts. All these districts, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia and North 24-Parganas share a border with Bangladesh.In North 24-Parganas, FICNs were seized in areas such as Jagaddal, Belghoria, Noapara, Naihati, Basirhat, Baduria, Swarupnagar, Habra, Gaighata, Bongaon, Barasat and Baduria. In Bardhaman, FICN face value of INR 181,300 has been seized from Kulti, Durgapur, Hirapur, Galsi, Jamuria, Bardhaman and Asansol. In Malda, FICN was seized mainly in the established hubs of Kaliachak, Baishnabnagar, Chanchol, English bazar and Malda.RBI and income tax authorities have already alerted banks about the fake notes that could be deposited in banks after demonetisation. The banks were asked to install CCTV at the cash counter to identify the persons depositing cash. The banks were also asked to install FICN scanner in the bank to identify the FICN notes.
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