By Biswanath Dash
BHUBANESWAR: Till date Odisha Police STF has seized Rs.78,70,600/- FICN Notes including a recent seizer in Balangir. The seized FICN Notes will be sending to Bharatiya Reserve Bank Note Mudrana Pvt. Ltd., Mudrana Nagar, Salaboni, Pachima Medinapore, West Bengal for examination and opinion. Investigation is on.
On Yesterday on Friday, on the basis of reliable information, STF with the help of Bolangir District Police detected a case of illegal business/possession of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) on 01.02.2023 evening near the main gate of Bus stand park, Titalagarh under Titlagarh Police Station Dist. Bolangir, as a result of which one accused person namely Lingaraj Behera, 50 years S/o. Late Butu Behera of Kantamal PS. Kegoan Dist. Kalahandi was apprehended.
During search, Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) of Rs.31,27,500/- (Thirty One Lakh Twenty-seven thousand five hundred only) and other incriminating articles were recovered and seized from his possession. The accused person could not produce any valid authority in support of possession of such Indian Fake Currency Notes, for which he has been arrested and forwarded to the court of SDJM, Titilagarh. In this connection STF PS Case No.04 dated 02.02.2023 U/s. 420/468/471/489-A/489-B/489- C/489-D/120(B) IPC was registered.
