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Huge fake notes seizures by DRI

NEW DELHI: The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence has seized Rs.65 lakh in counterfeit currency in three operations conducted over the past few days. A unique aspect of the seizures was that the consignments were allegedly smuggled out from three different countries -- Pakistan, Bangladesh and Dubai.

The latest to land in the DRI net were a 50-year-old woman and her 30-year-old son belonging to Bulandshahr in Uttar Pradesh. The mother-son duo were arrested in Jodhpur when they arrived there on board the Thar Express this past Monday. The DRI squad allegedly found over 200 slippers in their possession. On closer examination, they discovered counterfeit currency notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 denominations carefully stacked in the soles of 70 slippers. In all, Rs.20 lakh in fake notes was seized from the accused.

During interrogation, the two purportedly disclosed that they had gone to Pakistan a fortnight ago to attend a function organised by their relatives. On the way back, they were handed over the consignment of slippers, with fake notes concealed in them, in Karachi.

While this is said to be the first ever seizure of fake currency in Jodhpur by the DRI, the Delhi police had in June arrested three men near the Hazrat Nizamuddin railway station here with counterfeit currency. They had allegedly received Rs.33 lakh in fake notes of Rs.500 and Rs.1,000 denominations concealed in thread rollers at Jodhpur. In that case also, the consignment was suspected to have been smuggled on board the Thar Express using a woman as courier. In another case on November 15, the DRI arrested a man at Mumbai airport and seized Rs.20 lakh in fake currency from him. During interrogation, the accused purportedly disclosed that the consignment was handed over to him in Dubai.

The enforcement agency made another seizure of Rs.25 lakh in fake notes in Kolkata on November 13 and arrested a resident of Bihar who had arrived there by the Mithila Express. Investigations revealed that the notes had been pushed in through the Indo-Bangladesh border.

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