Pakistani citizen caught with fake currency in Barmer

  • | Monday | 18th March, 2019

According to sources, the Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, has been allegedly printing fake currency, especially of the Rs 2,000 denomination, to promote terrorism in the country. JAISALMER: A Pakistani citizen was caught with fake Indian currencies of Rs 2,000 denomination totalling Rs 94,000 from the Munabao railway station in Barmer on late Saturday night.Assistant customs commissioner M L Shera's team found 47 fake notes of Rs 2,000 during a routine search at the Indo-Pak transit station on the border. It is difficult to differentiate the cleverly printed high-quality fake notes from the original, sources said. The fake currency was seized from Ran Singh (47), a resident of Nathro in Tharparkar district of Pakistan , by the customs personnel.Shera said they found Singh with the Indian currency which cannot be brought into the country from Pakistan.Singh is residing in Gujarat on a long-term visa. He went to Pakistan in December last year and returned on Saturday.He has been arrested under the Customs Act and will be handed over to CID or NIA for further investigation.

JAISALMER: A Pakistani citizen was caught with fake Indian currencies of Rs 2,000 denomination totalling Rs 94,000 from the Munabao railway station in Barmer on late Saturday night.Assistant customs commissioner M L Shera's team found 47 fake notes of Rs 2,000 during a routine search at the Indo-Pak transit station on the border. The fake currency was seized from Ran Singh (47), a resident of Nathro in Tharparkar district of Pakistan , by the customs personnel.Shera said they found Singh with the Indian currency which cannot be brought into the country from Pakistan.Singh is residing in Gujarat on a long-term visa. He went to Pakistan in December last year and returned on Saturday.He has been arrested under the Customs Act and will be handed over to CID or NIA for further investigation. According to sources, the Pakistani intelligence agency, ISI, has been allegedly printing fake currency, especially of the Rs 2,000 denomination, to promote terrorism in the country. It is difficult to differentiate the cleverly printed high-quality fake notes from the original, sources said.

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