NIA conducts raids in four states to bust fake Indian currency note rackets

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday seized fake notes, currency printing paper and digital gadgets in raids in four states to bust fake Indian currency note rackets, an official said.
The raids were conducted as part of the NIA’s probe into a case registered on November 24 that relates to a larger conspiracy hatched by suspected individuals for trafficking Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) from across the border and promoting their circulation in India, a spokesperson of the agency said.
Teams of the NIA searched the premises of accused Rahul Tanaji Patil alias “Javed” in Kolhapur district of Maharashtra, Vivek Thakur alias “Aditya Singh” in Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh and Mahendar in Ballari district of Karnataka,
Premises of suspects Shiva Patil alias “Bhimrav” in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra and Shashi Bhushan in Rohtas district of Bihar were also raided, the official said.
The searches led to the seizure of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of fac