Fake Notes

The Delhi High Court has refused bail to a person allegedly part of a syndicate which prints and circulates fake Indian currency notes, saying that it not only cripples the economy but also breeds drug smuggling and funds undesirable terrorist outfit

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police conducted a raid at a villa in Jaipur and recovered machines and materials for printing fake currency notes, an official said on Wednesday.

Madhya Pradesh police have seized a huge consignment of fake currency notes of Rs 5 crore face value and arrested eight persons in this connection, a senior official said on Sunday.

Fake promised giveaways by celebrities such as Elon Musk are being used by scammers to cash in on interest in cryptocurrencies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday in noting a jump in complaints about cryptocurrency fraud since October.

A key member of a syndicate supplying fake Indian currency note (FICN) has been arrested from the Anand Vihar railway station in New Delhi, police said today.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a man for his alleged involvement in smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), an official said.

Police on Tuesday seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 7.90 crore and arrested three persons in Odisha's Koraput district during routine checking of vehicles, an officer said.

Police have seized counterfeit currency notes of over Rs 85 lakh face value from Thane city of Maharashtra and arrested three persons, an official said on Thursday.

Taking a dig on four years of demonetisation, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said fake currency notes are still in circulation and corruption has increased.

Four people were arrested for their alleged involvement in printing fake currency notes, Assam Police said on Sunday.

Twitter is reportedly working on a new tool called ‘Birdwatch’ that could let users add notes to a tweet and explain why they think it could be spreading fake news. The crowdsourced data could then be used by moderators to take necessary action.

A “politically-sophisticated” network of more than a thousand actors attempted to influence the Delhi elections in February through Facebook, a recently fired Facebook employee said in a memo. The social media giant didn’t disclose the network publicly. However, its former employee noted in the 6,600-word memo that the attempt was taken down ...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in circulation of fake currency notes.

Taking strict note of "fake" masks being sold in the name of khadi and advertised on the social media, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Monday lodged a complaint with the police against a Chandigarh resident.

Fake currency notes with possible face value of crores of rupees were on Wednesday seized in Pune and six people, including an Army personnel, were arrested in this connection, a police official said.

The Delhi High Court has refused bail to a person allegedly part of a syndicate which prints and circulates fake Indian currency notes, saying that it not only cripples the economy but also breeds drug smuggling and funds undesirable terrorist outfit

The Special Operations Group (SOG) of the Rajasthan Police conducted a raid at a villa in Jaipur and recovered machines and materials for printing fake currency notes, an official said on Wednesday.

Madhya Pradesh police have seized a huge consignment of fake currency notes of Rs 5 crore face value and arrested eight persons in this connection, a senior official said on Sunday.

Fake promised giveaways by celebrities such as Elon Musk are being used by scammers to cash in on interest in cryptocurrencies, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said on Monday in noting a jump in complaints about cryptocurrency fraud since October.

A key member of a syndicate supplying fake Indian currency note (FICN) has been arrested from the Anand Vihar railway station in New Delhi, police said today.

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Sunday arrested a man for his alleged involvement in smuggling Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), an official said.

Police on Tuesday seized counterfeit currency notes with a face value of Rs 7.90 crore and arrested three persons in Odisha's Koraput district during routine checking of vehicles, an officer said.

Police have seized counterfeit currency notes of over Rs 85 lakh face value from Thane city of Maharashtra and arrested three persons, an official said on Thursday.

Taking a dig on four years of demonetisation, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said fake currency notes are still in circulation and corruption has increased.

Four people were arrested for their alleged involvement in printing fake currency notes, Assam Police said on Sunday.

Twitter is reportedly working on a new tool called ‘Birdwatch’ that could let users add notes to a tweet and explain why they think it could be spreading fake news. The crowdsourced data could then be used by moderators to take necessary action.

A “politically-sophisticated” network of more than a thousand actors attempted to influence the Delhi elections in February through Facebook, a recently fired Facebook employee said in a memo. The social media giant didn’t disclose the network publicly. However, its former employee noted in the 6,600-word memo that the attempt was taken down ...

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Monday arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in circulation of fake currency notes.

Taking strict note of "fake" masks being sold in the name of khadi and advertised on the social media, the Khadi and Village Industries Commission (KVIC) on Monday lodged a complaint with the police against a Chandigarh resident.

Fake currency notes with possible face value of crores of rupees were on Wednesday seized in Pune and six people, including an Army personnel, were arrested in this connection, a police official said.