Private tutor among 2 held with fake currency notes
Bhubaneswar: Police on Wednesday arrested two persons, including a private tutor, and seized fake Indian currency notes with a face value of Rs 7 lakh from them. The duo was involved in the printing and distribution of counterfeit notes in Kharavel Nagar.
They were identified by the police as S SatyanarayanPrusty (29) and Bhula Pradhan (28). Fake notes in Rs 200 denomination, cash printing materials and a laptop were seized from the accused.
“Prusty runs a private coaching centre for schoolchildren in his village. He wanted to become rich overnight so he came up with the idea of printing fake currency notes. He learnt the trick from YouTube and roped in his friend Pradhan, who owns a printing press in Ganjam, for the purpose,” a police officer said.
The police further said the accused circulated the fake notes among small shops in the Master Canteen area here.
They were also involved in several cheating cases and had duped unemployed youths by promising them jobs.
They had taken Rs 4.5 lakh from a man, identified as BismayHota, on the false promise of giving him a government job. They also cheated a businessman, Siba Ranjan Muduli, of Rs 20 lakh, the officer said.
“Youth for Socio-Economic Development – Paving the Way for India’s ‘Amrit Kaal’“: An Inter-School Online Painting Competition against Smuggling and Counterfeiting
FICCI CASCADE (Committee Against Smuggling and Counterfeiting Activities Destroying the Economy) collaborated with the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. Govt of India, to encourage the country’s youth to be a part in the socio-economic development of the nation by creating a youth movement against smuggling and counterfeiting. In this endeavor, FICCI CASCADE, jointly with the Ministry organized a painting competition, on the theme ‘Youth for Socio-Economic Development — Paving the Way for India’s Amrit Kaal’.
With the objective to generate awareness on the adverse impacts of smuggling and counterfeiting, especially among school children who are the consumers of tomorrow, this competition was organized as a run up to the World Consumer Rights Day celebrations by the Ministry of Consumer Affairs. This day, which is celebrated world over on 15th March stands in solidarity with the international consumer movement, demanding consumer rights to be respected and protected.
Mr Rohit Kumar Singh, Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Govt of India said, “Our future generations are the hope for real change, empowering and strengthening them to act for national development will help in shaping the future of our country in a brighter and more prosperous manner. World Consumer Rights Day is celebrated every year by our ministry to protect the rights of consumers and to ensure that the consumers are not subjected to market abuse or social injustice that may undermine their rights.”
Mr Anil Rajput, Chairman, FICCI CASCADE said, “The youth of India are the country’s future. As India marks 75 years of its glorious independence and enters into Amrit Kaal, the 25-year-long leadup to India@100, the youth will play a pivotal role in nation building and advocating socially responsible behavior towards the country’s development.”
On the occasion of the World Consumer Rights Day scores of schoolchildren from across the country demonstrated their resolve to put an end to smuggling by generating consumer awareness. The competition saw an overwhelming response and more than 400 entries were received. The young consumers of India shared their thoughts and ideas through innovative paintings, which depicted the harmful effects of counterfeit and smuggled goods on the country’s economy and its people. The winners of the top three paintings were awarded by Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey and Sadhvi Niranjan Jyoti Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution.
The jury members for the competition included Mr. P K Malhotra, Former Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice, Mr. Hem Kumar Pande, Former Secretary, Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, and Mr. Sanjeev Tripathi, Former Chief, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW). Winners were awarded a certificate of recognition, along with a cash prize of Rs 50,000, Rs 25,000 and Rs 15,000, respectively.
The Winners
While the first prize was bagged by Ms. Chandrima Pan of Class X from Delhi’s St. George’s School, the second prize was won by Ms. Supriya Baital of Class XI from Birla Vidya Niketan School, New Delhi. The third position was shared by Mr. Sajal Jain of Class X from Agra Public School, Agra, and Ms. Aaira Katoch of Class IX from Gurugram’s Lotus Valley International School. All the participants were issued a certificate of participation.
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Man jailed in Kolkata for smuggling fake currency notes
A special NIA court in the city sentenced a man on Monday to five years in jail for smuggling fake Indian currency notes, an official said.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on Ketabul SK of Malda district in north Bengal after convicting him of the relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code, the official of the premier investigation agency said.
The case was originally registered in north Bengal’s Murshidabad district in July 2018 following the seizure of the fake currency notes with a face value of Rs 1,92,000, the official said.
The NIA had re-registered the case in August 2018 and filed chargesheets against three accused in October 2018 and December 2018, the official said.
Two accused were already convicted earlier in December 2021, the official added.
Lear MoreMan jailed for 5 years for smuggling fake currency notes
Kolkata, Feb 28 (PTI) A special NIA court here sentenced a man on Monday to five years in jail for smuggling fake Indian currency notes, an official said.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 40,000 on Ketabul S K of West Bengal’s Malda district after convicting him of the relevant offences under the Indian Penal Code, the official of the premier investigation agency said.
The case was originally registered in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district in July 2018 following the seizure of the FICN having a face value of Rs 1,92,000, the official said.
The NIA had re-registered the case in August 2018 and filed charge-sheets against three accused in October 2018 and December 2018, the official said.
Two accused were already convicted earlier in December 2021, the official added.
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Lear MoreCounterfeit currency of face value Rs 26 lakh seized last year: Delhi Police
New Delhi, Feb 27 (IANS): The Delhi Police’s anti-terror unit, the Special Cell, was successful in recovering Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of the face value of Rs 25,89,000 during 2021, officials said.
The recovery of such massive amounts of counterfeit currency in one year came even five years after demonetisation, which was, at that time, termed a ‘hammer stroke’ against the menace of fake currency.
As many as 13 counterfeiters were also arrested. According to the Special Cell officials, the recovered FICN primarily belonged to the currency denominations of Rs 2000, 500, 200, and 100 and were of high to medium quality.
In the past one year, the most notable achievement of the unit in this field was the apprehension of notorious counterfeiters Sheikh Shehzad and Habib-ur-Rehman under the provisions of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and seizure of high quality FICN of the face value of Rs 2,16,000 in their possession.
India got a breather for just one-year post demonetisation, during which there were very few reports of the circulation of fake Indian notes.
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Lear MoreMen jailed for cigarette smuggling after getting caught at Dover docks
Video footage reveals the moment a smuggler realised he was going to be caught after being pulled over in Dover.
Panic can be heard in Thomas Coulton’s voice as he told his companion “these are going to be all over us” in reference to Border Force officials who stopped him after arriving in the county on a ferry from France.
He had been attempting to smuggle two million cigarettes into the country – which would have evaded duty totalling £615,805.He has now been jailed for two-and-a-half years following an investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).
Coulton, from Morecambe in Lancaster, owned Heysham-based Tommy’s Removals and Storage company and had travelled to Brittany in France with his employee Reece Fox, 20, to collect the contents of a house move.
But they had taken a detour to Tamines, in Belgium on their return to the UK to pick up the cigarettes, an investigation found.They were stopped by Border Force at the Port of Dover’s Eastern Docks on February 27, 2019 after disembarking a ferry.
Lear MoreSpecial police staff bust racket of smuggling cigarettes from Dubai, arrest one person, seize cigarettes worth Rs 20 lakh
New Delhi [India], February 23 (ANI): Special police staff of the Central district on Wednesday busted a racket of smuggling cigarettes from Dubai, arrested an accused and seized 2,040 packets of cigarettes worth Rs 20 lakh.
The accused was identified as Faizan, 36, son of Intakhab Mirza , resident of Farashkhana, Delhi.
Police had received a tip off on February 22 that a person involved in the smuggling of imported cigarettes will come to the Bus Stand Minto Road, Delhi. At about 6:40 am, acting upon the secret information, a team of special staff apprehended Faizan from the Bus Stand, Minto Road and seized 2,040 packets of cigarettes from his possession. Preliminary enquiry revealed that the cigarettes were illegally smuggled from Dubai.
Police registered an FIR under section 7/20 of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Product Act 2003 at PS Kamla Market, Delhi.
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Food Safety Department seizes 24,000 bottles of expired soft drinks in Chennai
A team of officials of the Food Safety Department on Monday raided a godown at Pulianthope and seized nearly 24,000 bottles of branded soft drinks that had expired in 2020 and 2021 but were being distributed to shops and TASMAC bars. The raid led the team to a soft drink manufacturing unit in Perambur which had violated manufacturing protocols.
- Satheesh Kumar, designated officer, Food Safety Department, Chennai, who led the four-member team, said based on information that expired beverages were stocked and supplied from the godown, they raided the facility being operated on the erstwhile Binny Mills premises in Pulianthope.
“We found 24,315 bottles of branded soft drinks that had crossed the expiry dates. Some bottles had expiry dates in 2020, while the majority had expired in 2021. They had mixed and kept some bottles that had not crossed the expiry date. This godown is one of the main distribution units,” he said.
“On inquiry, we obtained information that more than to shops, these expired beverages were supplied to TASMAC bars,” he said.
Lear More2 Held At IGI Airport With Liquid Gold, Foreign Cigarettes
The Customs department has arrested two persons from the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) airport here for smuggling foreign origin cigarettes valued at Rs 9,54,000 and gold worth Rs 12 lakh.
According to a senior official, the accused, both Indian nationals, reached Terminal 3 from Sharjah on February 17 and were intercepted for their suspicious behaviour.
“The personal and baggage search of both the passengers resulted in the recovery of 636 foreign origin cigarettes and gold valued at Rs 9.54 lakh and Rs 12.20 lakh, respectively. The gold was concealed in their undergarments in liquid form,” officials said.
The said gold and cigarettes were seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act and the accused were arrested under Section 104 of the Act.
After being produced beore the court, the duo was remanded to judicial custody.
https://ahmedabadmirror.com/2-held-at-igi-airport-with-liquid-gold-foreign-cigarettes/81821940.html
Lear MoreForeign cigarettes seized at Hyderabad airport
HYDERABAD: The Customs officials nabbed an air passenger from Dubai for smuggling 80,000 cigarette sticks worth Rs 9 lakh at RGIA in Hyderabad on Wednesday.
Officials recovered the sticks from the passenger’s bag.
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